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dysize(3) Library Functions Manual dysize(3)

NAME

dysize - get number of days for a given year

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <time.h>
int dysize(int year);

Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

dysize():


Since glibc 2.19:
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
glibc 2.19 and earlier:
_BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

The function returns 365 for a normal year and 366 for a leap year. The calculation for leap year is based on:


(year) %4 == 0 && ((year) %100 != 0 || (year) %400 == 0)

The formula is defined in the macro __isleap(year) also found in <time.h>.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface Attribute Value
dysize () Thread safety MT-Safe

STANDARDS

None.

HISTORY

SunOS 4.x.

This is a compatibility function only. Don't use it in new programs.

SEE ALSO

strftime(3)

2023-03-30 Linux man-pages 6.04