(Perl) How to Parse a TimeStamp (such as 2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z)

Timestamps are frequently used in REST API responses. This example demonstrates how to parse a timestamp string to get at the date/time components in the local timezone or in the GMT/UTC timezone.

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use chilkat();

# Let's say we have a timestamp string such as 2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z
$strTimestamp = "2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z";

$dateTime = chilkat::CkDateTime->new();
$dateTime->SetFromTimestamp($strTimestamp);

# Get a DtObj in the local timezone.
$bLocalTimezone = 1;
# dt is a DtObj
$dt = $dateTime->GetDtObj($bLocalTimezone);

# Get the individual date/time components
print "-- Local Time --" . "\r\n";
print "Year: " . $dt->get_Year() . "\r\n";
print "Month: " . $dt->get_Month() . "\r\n";
print "Day: " . $dt->get_Day() . "\r\n";
print "Hour: " . $dt->get_Hour() . "\r\n";
print "Minutes: " . $dt->get_Minute() . "\r\n";
print "Seconds: " . $dt->get_Second() . "\r\n";

# Get a DtObj in the GMT/UTC timezone.
$bLocalTimezone = 0;
# dt is a DtObj
$dt = $dateTime->GetDtObj($bLocalTimezone);

# Get the individual date/time components
print "-- UTC Time --" . "\r\n";
print "Year: " . $dt->get_Year() . "\r\n";
print "Month: " . $dt->get_Month() . "\r\n";
print "Day: " . $dt->get_Day() . "\r\n";
print "Hour: " . $dt->get_Hour() . "\r\n";
print "Minutes: " . $dt->get_Minute() . "\r\n";
print "Seconds: " . $dt->get_Second() . "\r\n";