Function rcl_ros_clock_init

• Defined in File time.h

Function Documentation

rcl_ret_t rcl_ros_clock_init(rcl_clock_t *clock, rcl_allocator_t *allocator)

Initialize a clock as a RCL_ROS_TIME time source.

This will allocate all necessary internal structures, and initialize variables. It is specifically setting up a RCL_ROS_TIME time source.

Attribute	Adherence
Allocates Memory	Yes
Thread-Safe	No [1]
Uses Atomics	No
Lock-Free	Yes

[2] Function is reentrant, but concurrent calls on the same object are not safe. Thread-safety is also affected by that of the object.

Parameters:

• clock – [in] the handle to the clock which is being initialized

• allocator – [in] The allocator to use for allocations

Returns:

RCL_RET_OK if the time source was successfully initialized, or

Returns:

RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT if any arguments are invalid, or

Returns:

RCL_RET_BAD_ALLOC if allocating memory failed, or

Returns:

RCL_RET_ERROR an unspecified error occur.