strptime
Parse a time/date generated with strftime
&reftitle.description;
arraystrptimestringdatestringformatstrptime returns an array with the
date parsed, or &false; on error.
Month and weekday names and other language dependent strings respect the
current locale set with setlocale (LC_TIME).
&reftitle.parameters;
date (string)
The string to parse (e.g. returned from strftime)
format (string)
The format used in date (e.g. the same as
used in strftime).
For more information about the format options, read the
strftime page.
&reftitle.returnvalues;
Returns an array&return.falseforfailure;.
The following parameters are returned in the arrayparametersDescription"tm_sec"Seconds after the minute (0-61)"tm_min"Minutes after the hour (0-59)"tm_hour"Hour since midnight (0-23)"tm_mday"Day of the month (1-31)"tm_mon"Months since January (0-11)"tm_year"Years since 1900"tm_wday"Days since Sunday (0-6)"tm_yday"Days since January 1 (0-365)"unparsed"the date part which was not
recognized using the specified format
&reftitle.examples;
<function>strptime</function> example
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&example.outputs.similar;
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[tm_min] => 54
[tm_hour] => 15
[tm_mday] => 3
[tm_mon] => 9
[tm_year] => 104
[tm_wday] => 0
[tm_yday] => 276
[unparsed] =>
)
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&reftitle.notes;
¬e.no-windows;
"tm_sec" includes any leap seconds (currently upto 2
a year). For more information on leap seconds, see the Wikipedia article
on leap seconds.
&reftitle.seealso;
strftime