GetTime Method

Sends a time request to the TimeServer to get the current time.

Syntax

netclock.getTime([callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This method sends a time request to the TimeServer on port 37. The reply is provided in the ServerTime property, and the equivalent local time is provided in the LocalTime property.