(Unicode 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 v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkDateTimeW.h>
#include <C_CkDtObjW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkDateTimeW dt;
    BOOL bLocal;
    HCkDtObjW dtObj;

    success = FALSE;

    // Parse Microsoft JSON Dates (AJAX Dates)
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();

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

    dt = CkDateTimeW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_DateOf(json,L"AchievementDate",dt);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Unable to parse a date/time.\n");
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkDateTimeW_Dispose(dt);
        return;
    }

    // Show the date in different formats:
    bLocal = TRUE;
    wprintf(L"RFC822: %s\n",CkDateTimeW_getAsRfc822(dt,bLocal));
    wprintf(L"Timestamp: %s\n",CkDateTimeW_getAsTimestamp(dt,bLocal));
    wprintf(L"YYYY-MM-DD: %s\n",CkDateTimeW_getAsIso8601(dt,L"YYYY-MM-DD",bLocal));

    // Get integer values for year, month, day, etc.
    dtObj = CkDtObjW_Create();
    CkDateTimeW_ToDtObj(dt,bLocal,dtObj);

    wprintf(L"year: %d\n",CkDtObjW_getYear(dtObj));
    wprintf(L"month: %d\n",CkDtObjW_getMonth(dtObj));
    wprintf(L"day: %d\n",CkDtObjW_getDay(dtObj));
    wprintf(L"hour: %d\n",CkDtObjW_getHour(dtObj));
    wprintf(L"minute: %d\n",CkDtObjW_getMinute(dtObj));
    wprintf(L"seconds: %d\n",CkDtObjW_getSecond(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


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkDateTimeW_Dispose(dt);
    CkDtObjW_Dispose(dtObj);

    }