(Java) Parse a Microsoft JSON Date (MS AJAX Date)

Demonstrates how to parse a Microsoft JSON Date, also known as an MSAJAX date.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.76 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.76 or greater.
    // The ability to automatically parse Microsoft JSON Dates (AJAX Dates) was added in v9.5.0.76
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();

    boolean success = json.Load("{ \"AchievementDate\":\"/Date(1540229468330-0500)/\"}");

    CkDateTime dt = new CkDateTime();
    success = json.DateOf("AchievementDate",dt);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Unable to parse a date/time.");
        return;
        }

    // Show the date in different formats:
    boolean bLocal = true;
    System.out.println("RFC822: " + dt.getAsRfc822(bLocal));
    System.out.println("Timestamp: " + dt.getAsTimestamp(bLocal));
    System.out.println("YYYY-MM-DD: " + dt.getAsIso8601("YYYY-MM-DD",bLocal));

    // Get integer values for year, month, day, etc.
    CkDtObj dtObj = dt.GetDtObj(bLocal);
    System.out.println("year: " + dtObj.get_Year());
    System.out.println("month: " + dtObj.get_Month());
    System.out.println("day: " + dtObj.get_Day());
    System.out.println("hour: " + dtObj.get_Hour());
    System.out.println("minute: " + dtObj.get_Minute());
    System.out.println("seconds: " + dtObj.get_Second());

    // Sample output:
    // RFC822: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:31:08 -0500
    // Timestamp: 2018-10-22T17:31:08-05:00
    // YYYY-MM-DD: 2018-10-22
    // year: 2018
    // month: 10
    // day: 22
    // hour: 17
    // minute: 31
    // seconds: 8
  }
}