TimeStringConvert (String function)

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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.

Usage notes

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')

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