# SDL_DateTimeToTime

Converts a calendar time to an [SDL_Time](SDL_Time) in nanoseconds since the epoch.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_time.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_time.h)

## Syntax

```c
bool SDL_DateTimeToTime(const SDL_DateTime *dt, SDL_Time *ticks);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                      |           |                                          |
| ------------------------------------ | --------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| const [SDL_DateTime](SDL_DateTime) * | **dt**    | the source [SDL_DateTime](SDL_DateTime). |
| [SDL_Time](SDL_Time) *               | **ticks** | the resulting [SDL_Time](SDL_Time).      |

## Return Value

(bool) Returns true on success or false on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

This function ignores the day_of_week member of the
[SDL_DateTime](SDL_DateTime) struct, so it may remain unset.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryTime](CategoryTime)

