/* name:    timestamp.h
   author:  the C++ course @X
   purpose: example for INF585 - time stamp header
   source:  GNU C++
   history: 100126 work started
*/

class TimeStampException {
 public:
  TimeStampException();
  ~TimeStampException();
};

class TimeStamp {
 public:
  TimeStamp(); // constructor
  ~TimeStamp();  // destructor

  long get(void) const; // read the time within the object
  void set(long theTimeStamp);  // write a new time within the object

  // update the object time with the system time
  void update(void) throw (TimeStampException); 

  // operator /
  int operator/(int a);

  friend void AccessTimeStamp(TimeStamp& t);

 private:
  long timestamp;
};