---
title: "CVDisplayLinkGetCurrentTime(_:_:)"
framework: corevideo
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "corevideo/cvdisplaylinkgetcurrenttime(_:_:)"
---

# CVDisplayLinkGetCurrentTime(_:_:)

Retrieves the current (“now”) time of a given display link.

## Declaration

```swift
func CVDisplayLinkGetCurrentTime(_ displayLink: CVDisplayLink, _ outTime: UnsafeMutablePointer<CVTimeStamp>) -> CVReturn
```

## Parameters

- `displayLink`: The display link whose current time you want to obtain.
- `outTime`: A pointer to a CVTimeStamp structure. Note that you must set the version in the structure (currently 0) before calling to indicate which version of the timestamp structure you want.

## Return Value

Return Value A Core Video result code. See Core Video Constants for possible values.

## Discussion

Discussion You use this call to obtain the timestamp of the frame that is currently being displayed.

## See Also

### Inspecting Display Links

- [CVDisplayLinkGetCurrentCGDisplay(_:)](corevideo/cvdisplaylinkgetcurrentcgdisplay(_:).md)
- [CVDisplayLinkTranslateTime(_:_:_:)](corevideo/cvdisplaylinktranslatetime(_:_:_:).md)
- [CVDisplayLinkGetActualOutputVideoRefreshPeriod(_:)](corevideo/cvdisplaylinkgetactualoutputvideorefreshperiod(_:).md)
- [CVDisplayLinkGetNominalOutputVideoRefreshPeriod(_:)](corevideo/cvdisplaylinkgetnominaloutputvideorefreshperiod(_:).md)
- [CVDisplayLinkGetOutputVideoLatency(_:)](corevideo/cvdisplaylinkgetoutputvideolatency(_:).md)
- [CVDisplayLinkIsRunning(_:)](corevideo/cvdisplaylinkisrunning(_:).md)
- [CVDisplayLinkGetTypeID()](corevideo/cvdisplaylinkgettypeid().md)