(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 v9.5.0.76 or greater.

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#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkDateTimeW.h>
#include <CkDtObjW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // 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
    CkJsonObjectW json;

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

    CkDateTimeW dt;
    success = json.DateOf(L"AchievementDate",dt);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"Unable to parse a date/time.\n");
        return;
    }

    // Show the date in different formats:
    bool bLocal = true;
    wprintf(L"RFC822: %s\n",dt.getAsRfc822(bLocal));
    wprintf(L"Timestamp: %s\n",dt.getAsTimestamp(bLocal));
    wprintf(L"YYYY-MM-DD: %s\n",dt.getAsIso8601(L"YYYY-MM-DD",bLocal));

    // Get integer values for year, month, day, etc.
    CkDtObjW *dtObj = dt.GetDtObj(bLocal);
    wprintf(L"year: %d\n",dtObj->get_Year());
    wprintf(L"month: %d\n",dtObj->get_Month());
    wprintf(L"day: %d\n",dtObj->get_Day());
    wprintf(L"hour: %d\n",dtObj->get_Hour());
    wprintf(L"minute: %d\n",dtObj->get_Minute());
    wprintf(L"seconds: %d\n",dtObj->get_Second());

    delete 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
    }