boost_1_45_0/libs/date_time/xmldoc/ex_days_between_new_years.xml

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<section id="date_time.examples.days_between_new_year">
  <title>Days Between New Years</title>

  <para>  
    Calculate the number of days till new years
  </para>
  <programlisting>
    <![CDATA[
  /* Provides a simple example of using a date_generator, and simple
   * mathematical operatorations, to calculate the days since 
   * New Years day of this year, and days until next New Years day.
   *
   * Expected results:
   * Adding together both durations will produce 366 (365 in a leap year).
   */
  #include <iostream>
  #include "boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp"

  int
  main() 
  {
    
    using namespace boost::gregorian;

    date today = day_clock::local_day();
    partial_date new_years_day(1,Jan);
    //Subtract two dates to get a duration
    days days_since_year_start = today - new_years_day.get_date(today.year());
    std::cout << "Days since Jan 1: " << days_since_year_start.days() 
              << std::endl;
    
    days days_until_year_start = new_years_day.get_date(today.year()+1) - today;
    std::cout << "Days until next Jan 1: " << days_until_year_start.days() 
              << std::endl;
    return 0;
  };

    ]]>
  </programlisting>
</section>