(PHP ActiveX) 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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<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.CkDateTime')
$dateTime = new COM("Chilkat.CkDateTime");
$dateTime->SetFromTimestamp($strTimestamp);

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

// Get the individual date/time components
print '-- Local Time --' . "\n";
print 'Year: ' . $dt->Year . "\n";
print 'Month: ' . $dt->Month . "\n";
print 'Day: ' . $dt->Day . "\n";
print 'Hour: ' . $dt->Hour . "\n";
print 'Minutes: ' . $dt->Minute . "\n";
print 'Seconds: ' . $dt->Second . "\n";

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

// Get the individual date/time components
print '-- UTC Time --' . "\n";
print 'Year: ' . $dt->Year . "\n";
print 'Month: ' . $dt->Month . "\n";
print 'Day: ' . $dt->Day . "\n";
print 'Hour: ' . $dt->Hour . "\n";
print 'Minutes: ' . $dt->Minute . "\n";
print 'Seconds: ' . $dt->Second . "\n";


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