23 General utilities library [utilities]

23.17 Time utilities [time]

23.17.4 Time-related traits [time.traits]

23.17.4.2 duration_­values [time.traits.duration_values]

template <class Rep> struct duration_values { public: static constexpr Rep zero(); static constexpr Rep min(); static constexpr Rep max(); };
The duration template uses the duration_­values trait to construct special values of the durations representation (Rep).
This is done because the representation might be a class type with behavior which requires some other implementation to return these special values.
In that case, the author of that class type should specialize duration_­values to return the indicated values.
static constexpr Rep zero();
Returns: Rep(0).
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Rep(0) is specified instead of Rep() because Rep() may have some other meaning, such as an uninitialized value.
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Remarks: The value returned shall be the additive identity.
static constexpr Rep min();
Returns: numeric_­limits<Rep>​::​lowest().
Remarks: The value returned shall compare less than or equal to zero().
static constexpr Rep max();
Returns: numeric_­limits<Rep>​::​max().
Remarks: The value returned shall compare greater than zero().