TimeStringConvert (String function)

Convert date/time string from one format to another (String class)

[Introduced in Sirius Mods 7.9]

Syntax

%outString = string:TimeStringConvert( inputFormat, outputFormat, - [[CentSpan=] number]) Throws InvalidDateString

Syntax terms

%outString	This string is the method object, string, converted to the format in outputFormat.
string	A datetime string.
inputFormat	The datetime format of the method object string.
outputFormat	A string that is the format to which the method object is to be converted.
CentSpan	This name allowed parameter is the CENTSPAN value used, if the format has a two-digit year. The default is specified by the CENTSPAN parameter.

Examples

This statement converts a value in YYYYMMDDHHMISSIIIIII format to the HH:MI:SS Mon DD, YYYY format:

%result = (%timestamp):timeStringConvert('YYYYMMDDHHMISSIIIIII', 'HH:MI:SS Mon DD, YYYY')

See also

Float class String class Unicode class	List of Float methods List of String methods List of Unicode methods List of Intrinsic methods	Float methods syntax String methods syntax Unicode methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods