(Ruby) 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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require 'chilkat'

# 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 = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()

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

dt = Chilkat::CkDateTime.new()
success = json.DateOf("AchievementDate",dt)
if (success != true)
    print "Unable to parse a date/time." + "\n";
    exit
end

# Show the date in different formats:
bLocal = true
print "RFC822: " + dt.getAsRfc822(bLocal) + "\n";
print "Timestamp: " + dt.getAsTimestamp(bLocal) + "\n";
print "YYYY-MM-DD: " + dt.getAsIso8601("YYYY-MM-DD",bLocal) + "\n";

# Get integer values for year, month, day, etc.
# dtObj is a CkDtObj
dtObj = dt.GetDtObj(bLocal)
print "year: " + dtObj.get_Year().to_s() + "\n";
print "month: " + dtObj.get_Month().to_s() + "\n";
print "day: " + dtObj.get_Day().to_s() + "\n";
print "hour: " + dtObj.get_Hour().to_s() + "\n";
print "minute: " + dtObj.get_Minute().to_s() + "\n";
print "seconds: " + dtObj.get_Second().to_s() + "\n";

# 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