(C) 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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#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkDateTime.h>
#include <C_CkDtObj.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkJsonObject json;
    BOOL success;
    HCkDateTime dt;
    BOOL bLocal;
    HCkDtObj dtObj;

    // 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
    json = CkJsonObject_Create();

    success = CkJsonObject_Load(json,"{ \"AchievementDate\":\"/Date(1540229468330-0500)/\"}");

    dt = CkDateTime_Create();
    success = CkJsonObject_DateOf(json,"AchievementDate",dt);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("Unable to parse a date/time.\n");
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);
        return;
    }

    // Show the date in different formats:
    bLocal = TRUE;
    printf("RFC822: %s\n",CkDateTime_getAsRfc822(dt,bLocal));
    printf("Timestamp: %s\n",CkDateTime_getAsTimestamp(dt,bLocal));
    printf("YYYY-MM-DD: %s\n",CkDateTime_getAsIso8601(dt,"YYYY-MM-DD",bLocal));

    // Get integer values for year, month, day, etc.
    dtObj = CkDateTime_GetDtObj(dt,bLocal);
    printf("year: %d\n",CkDtObj_getYear(dtObj));
    printf("month: %d\n",CkDtObj_getMonth(dtObj));
    printf("day: %d\n",CkDtObj_getDay(dtObj));
    printf("hour: %d\n",CkDtObj_getHour(dtObj));
    printf("minute: %d\n",CkDtObj_getMinute(dtObj));
    printf("seconds: %d\n",CkDtObj_getSecond(dtObj));

    CkDtObj_Dispose(dtObj);

    // 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


    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);

    }