Parses a date/time string according to the English (U.S.) locale conventions. (To format a date/time string for other locales, use the LSParseDateTime function.)
A date/time object
Date and time functions, Display and formatting functions
ParseDateTime(date/time-string [, pop-conversion ])
IsDate, IsNumericDate, SetLocale
Parameter |
Description |
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date/time string |
A string containing a date/time value formatted according to U.S. locale conventions. Can represent a date/time in the range 100 AD-9999 AD. Years 0-29 are interpreted as 2000-2029; years 30-99 are interpreted as 1930-1999. |
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pop-conversion |
Apart from these 2 values, this parameter allows you to specify the format in which to parse the given string. Valid letters that can be used to specify the format are described here http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html For instance:
Another example:
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This function is similar to CreateDateTime, but it takes a string instead of enumerated date/time values. These functions are provided primarily to increase the readability of code in compound expressions.To calculate a difference between time zones, use the GetTimeZoneInfo function. To set the default display format of date, time, number, and currency values, use the SetLocale function.
<h3>ParseDateTime Example</h3>
<cfif IsDefined("form.theTestValue")>
<cfif IsDate(form.theTestValue)>
<h3>The expression <cfoutput>#DE(form.theTestValue)#</cfoutput> is a valid date</h3>
<p>The parsed date/time is:
<cfoutput>#ParseDateTime(form.theTestValue)#</cfoutput>
<cfelse>
<h3>The expression <cfoutput>#DE(form.theTestValue)#</cfoutput> is not a valid date</h3>
</cfif>
</cfif>
<form action="#CGI.ScriptName#" method="POST">
<p>Enter an expression, and discover if it can be evaluated to a date value.
<input type="Text" name="TheTestValue" value="<CFOUTPUT>#DateFormat(Now())#
#TimeFormat(Now())#</CFOUTPUT>">
<input type="Submit" value="Parse the Date" name="">
</form>
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