Packagecom.esri.ags.utils
Classpublic class DateUtil
InheritanceDateUtil Inheritance Object

Constructs a Date from a text string with specific format('EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy').

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Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
parseDate(str:String):Date
[static] Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
DateUtil
Method Detail
parseDate()method
public static function parseDate(str:String):Date

Parses text from a string to produce a Date.

Parameters

str:String — Text string containg a date.

Returns
Date
Examples
ActionScript for parsing a date:
 var myDate:Date = DateUtil.parseDate("Sun Apr 10 16:00:00 PST 1977");
 trace("parsed date: " + myDate.day + "-" + myDate.getHours());