How can I use the Chrono library to get seconds?

Question

I can get the date, the hours, minutes, seconds and nanoseconds in the date format, but I can't get seconds as a floating point or integer number.

extern crate chrono;
use chrono::prelude::*;
fn main() {
    let local: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
    println!("{}", local); 
}

I have already read the docs.

The seconds from when? And have you really read the documentation? Either [`timestamp`](https://docs.rs/chrono/0.4.0/chrono/struct.DateTime.html#method.timestamp) or [`second`](https://docs.rs/chrono/0.4.0/chrono/trait.Timelike.html#tymethod.second) look like they could be your answer. — mcarton, Oct 01 '17 at 11:28
Now timestamp is working! I have forgotten to use the brackets! Thank you! — CFV, Oct 01 '17 at 14:03

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 01 '17 at 14:23

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I solved the problem using the function timestamp as written in the docs. It didn't work before because I forgot to use the brackets to call timestamp.

extern crate chrono;

use chrono::prelude::*;

fn main() {
    let local: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
    println!("{}", local.timestamp()); // I forgot the brackets after timestamp
}

Thanks to mcarton.

edited Oct 01 '17 at 14:23

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answered Oct 01 '17 at 14:08

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '17 at 14:07

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Use Timelike::second:

extern crate chrono;

use chrono::prelude::*;

fn main() {
    let local: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
    println!("{}", local.second()); 
}

answered Oct 01 '17 at 14:07

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How can I use the Chrono library to get seconds?

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