August 2003
Intermediate to advanced
1140 pages
68h 45m
English
ParseDateTime
ParseDateTime(datestring [, conversiontype])Returns a valid ColdFusion date/time object from an English (US)
locale datestring. An optional
conversiontype may be specified. Valid
entries for conversiontype are
POP and Standard (the default).
If POP is specified,
datestring is converted to GMT (Greenwich
Mean Time) using the English (US) locale. If
Standard is specified, no conversion is performed.
For conversion between different time zones, see
DateConvert( ). For information on how ColdFusion
MX handles two-digit years, see CreateDate( ).
Examples:
<cfoutput>
<b>ParseDateTime("4/15/2003 19:00:00"):</b>
#ParseDateTime("4/15/2003 19:00:00")#<br>
<b>ParseDateTime("Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:00:00 +0400 (EDT):</b>
#ParseDateTime("Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:00:00 +0400 (EDT)", "Standard")#<br>
<b>ParseDateTime("Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:00:00 +0400", "POP"):</b>
#ParseDateTime("Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:00:00 +0400", "POP")#<br>
<b>ParseDateTime("Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:00:00 +0400 (EDT)", "POP"):</b>
#ParseDateTime("Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:00:00 +0400 (EDT)", "POP")#<br>
</cfoutput>