date variable under gnome/gtk+

[Mayan <escalante canada com>]

Is there a way to store the 'DATE' in GNOME/GTK+?
I am referring to one like Qt has :)

I am asking because recording the date or the time of a transaction is
very common, so common that most programmers develop their own. I have
my own, but I wrote using C++. Nevertheless, I'd assume that either
GNOME or GTK+ has one built in the library.

Thanks!!
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