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# SDL_GetCurrentTime

Gets the current value of the system realtime clock in nanoseconds since Jan 1, 1970 in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

## Header File

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

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetCurrentTime(SDL_Time *ticks);

```

## Function Parameters

|               |                                                          |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **ticks**     | the [SDL_Time](SDL_Time) to hold the returned tick count |

## Return Value

Returns 0 on success or -1 on error; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)()
for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

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