#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>
#include <cstring>

int main()
{
   std::vector<std::string> vec;

   vec.push_back("2016:07:30 09:27:06");
   vec.push_back("2016:07:30 09:27:07");
   vec.push_back("2016:07:30 09:27:08");

   for (auto & i : vec)
   {
      struct std::tm tm;

      /* std::sscanf() method: */
      std::memset(&tm, 0, sizeof(tm));
      if (6 != std::sscanf(i.c_str(), "%d:%d:%d %d:%d:%d",
                           &tm.tm_year, &tm.tm_mon, &tm.tm_mday,
                           &tm.tm_hour, &tm.tm_min, &tm.tm_sec))
      {
         return -1;
      }

      /* correct the numbers according to:
       * see: http://e...content-available-to-author-only...e.com/w/cpp/chrono/c/tm */
      --tm.tm_mon;
      tm.tm_year -= 1900;
      /* mktime determines if Daylight Saving Time was in effect
       * see: http://e...content-available-to-author-only...e.com/w/cpp/chrono/c/mktime */
      tm.tm_isdst = -1;

      std::time_t time = std::mktime(&tm);

      std::cout << i << " | sscanf() time =        " << time << std::endl;

      /************************************************************/

      /* std::get_time() method: */
      std::istringstream iss;
      iss.str(i);
      iss >> std::get_time(&tm, "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S");

      time = std::mktime(&tm);

      std::cout << i << " | std::get_time() time = " << time << std::endl;
   }
}