Convert string to time or create a time constant

Question

This is maybe a stupid question to ask but I can't seem to find how to convert date in string format to date time format. Many thanks!

s := "12-25-2012"
var t time.Time

t = s.Time() ???

I would like t to contain the value of s.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

You need time.Parse() and a format string that matches your supplied date string.

Here's an example using your date format.

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
    )

func main() {
    s := "12-25-2012"
    format_string := "01-02-2006"
    t, err := time.Parse(format_string, s)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("%v\n", t)
}

http://play.golang.org/p/YAeAJ3CNqO

You can read more about making custom format strings in this post.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '13 at 18:42

According to this article:

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    value  := "Thu, 05/19/11, 10:47PM"
    // Writing down the way the standard time would look like formatted our way
    layout := "Mon, 01/02/06, 03:04PM"
    t, _ := time.Parse(layout, value)
    fmt.Println(t)
}

// => "Thu May 19 22:47:00 +0000 2011"

Convert string to time or create a time constant

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