Converts a string that is a valid date/time representation in the current locale into a date/time object.
LSParseDateTime(date/time-string [, locale, format])
LSDateFormat, ParseDateTime, SetLocale, GetLocale; Locales in the Developing ColdFusion Applications
ColdFusion 10: Added the format parameter.
ColdFusion 8: Added the locale parameter.ColdFusion MX:
- Changed formatting behavior: this function might not parse string formats that worked with earlier releases. This function uses Java standard locale formatting rules on all platforms.
- Changed how the date/time-string parameter value is processed: ColdFusion processes the date/time-string parameter value time zone information differently than in earlier releases, as described in the Usage section.
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
date/time-string |
A string a variable that contains one, in a format that is readable in the current locale. |
format |
Optional, provides the format of the string. This string is used to parse the given date string to date time object. |
locale |
Locale to use instead of the locale of the page when processing the function |
This function can parse any date, time, or date/time combination that conforms to Java standard locale formatting rules for the current locale.The following table lists some of the date/time values you can pass to this function in the English (US) locale. You can also pass only the date or the time parts of these formats:
Format |
Example |
|---|---|
m/dd/yy h:mm:ss |
1/30/02 7:02:33 |
m/dd/yy h:mm tt |
1/30/02 7:02 AM |
m/dd/yyyy h:mm |
1/30/2002 7:02 AM |
mmm dd, yyyy h:mm:ss tt |
Jan 30, 2002 7:02:12 AM |
mmmm dd, yyyy h:mm:ss tt zzz |
January 30, 2002 7:02:23 AM PST |
ddd, mmm dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss |
Wed, Jan 30, 2002 07:02:12 |
dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy h:mm:ss tt zzz |
Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:02:12 AM PST |
Valid dates are in the range 100 AD-9999 AD. Two-digit years in the range 00-29 are interpreted as being 2000-2029. Two-digit years in the range 30-99 are interpreted as being 1930-1999. This function corrects for differences between the current time zone and any time zone specified in the input parameter.
- If a time zone specified in the date/time-string parameter is different from the time zone setting of the computer, ColdFusion adjusts the time value to its equivalent in the computer time zone.
If a time zone is not specified in the date/time-stringparameter, ColdFusion does not adjust the time value.
Note:
This function does not accept POP dates, which include a time zone offset value.
In the following example, the parameter formatspecifies the way in which the given date string should be read:
<cfoutput>#lsParseDateTime("01/08/2011","en","MM/dd/yyyy")#</cfoutput>
<h3>LSParseDateTime Example - returns a locale-specific date/time object</h3>
<!--- loop through a list of locales and show date values for Now()--->
<cfloop LIST = "#Server.Coldfusion.SupportedLocales#"
index = "locale" delimiters = ",">
<cfset oldlocale = SetLocale(locale)>
<cfoutput><p><B><I>#locale#</I></B><br>
<p>Locale-specific formats:
<br>#LSDateFormat(Now(), "mmm-dd-yyyy")# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
#LSDateFormat(Now(), "mmmm d, yyyy")# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
#LSDateFormat(Now(), "mm/dd/yyyy")# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
#LSDateFormat(Now(), "d-mmm-yyyy")# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
#LSDateFormat(Now(), "ddd, mmmm dd, yyyy")# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
#LSDateFormat(Now(), "d/m/yy")# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
#LSDateFormat(Now())# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#<br>
<p>Standard Date/Time:
#LSParseDateTime("#LSDateFormat(Now())# #LSTimeFormat(Now())#")#<br>
</cfoutput>
</cfloop>
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