dysize(3)

dysize3

Get number of days for a given year

Usage

#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

Library

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

Overview

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).

InterfaceAttributeValue
dysize()Thread safetyMT-Safe

Releases

12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 11 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0
  4. 6.0
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. Arch

Standards

None.

History

SunOS 4.x.

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

From man-pages 6.19-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.