LSParseDateTime

Description

Converts a string that is a valid date/time representation in the current locale into a date/time object.

Returns

A date/time object.

Category

Date and time functions, Display and formatting functions, International functions, String functions

Function syntax

LSParseDateTime(date/time-string)

See also

LSDateFormat, ParseDateTime, SetLocale, GetLocale; "Locales" in Chapter 17, "Developing Globalized Applications," in ColdFusion MX Developer’s Guide

History

ColdFusion MX:

Parameters

Parameter Description

date/time-string

A string a variable that contains one, in a format that is readable in the current locale.

Usage

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.

Note: This function does not accept POP dates, which include a time zone offset value.

Example

<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>