(Xojo Plugin) 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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// Let's say we have a timestamp string such as 2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z
Dim strTimestamp As String
strTimestamp = "2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z"

Dim dateTime As New Chilkat.CkDateTime
Dim success As Boolean
success = dateTime.SetFromTimestamp(strTimestamp)

// Get a DtObj in the local timezone.
Dim bLocalTimezone As Boolean
bLocalTimezone = True
Dim dt As Chilkat.DtObj
dt = dateTime.GetDtObj(bLocalTimezone)

// Get the individual date/time components
System.DebugLog("-- Local Time --")
System.DebugLog("Year: " + Str(dt.Year))
System.DebugLog("Month: " + Str(dt.Month))
System.DebugLog("Day: " + Str(dt.Day))
System.DebugLog("Hour: " + Str(dt.Hour))
System.DebugLog("Minutes: " + Str(dt.Minute))
System.DebugLog("Seconds: " + Str(dt.Second))

// Get a DtObj in the GMT/UTC timezone.
bLocalTimezone = False
dt = dateTime.GetDtObj(bLocalTimezone)

// Get the individual date/time components
System.DebugLog("-- UTC Time --")
System.DebugLog("Year: " + Str(dt.Year))
System.DebugLog("Month: " + Str(dt.Month))
System.DebugLog("Day: " + Str(dt.Day))
System.DebugLog("Hour: " + Str(dt.Hour))
System.DebugLog("Minutes: " + Str(dt.Minute))
System.DebugLog("Seconds: " + Str(dt.Second))