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SkewTime Method—Sets or Retrieves the Skew Time Property

The SkewTime method sets or retrieves the skew time property. The skew time is the difference, in seconds, between the system clock time of the assertion producer site and the system clock time of the affiliate site. Times are relative to GMT.

Syntax

The SkewTime method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtAffiliate‑>SkewTime( [SkewTime] )

Parameters

The SkewTime method accepts the following parameter:

skewTime (long)

(Optional) Specifies the skew time to set.

Return Value

The SkewTime method returns one of the following values:

• A new or existing skew time
• undef if the call was unsuccessful