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Date/Time Key Elements
The key elements of the Date/Time format include:
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Component |
Format |
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Year |
yyyy |
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Month |
MM |
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Month as an abbreviation |
MMM |
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Day |
dd |
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Hour (24-hour clock) |
HH |
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Minute |
mm |
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Second |
ss |
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Hour (12-hour clock; a.m./p.m.) |
tt |
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Millisecond |
SSS |
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Microsecond |
SSSSSS |
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Nanosecond |
SSSSSSSSS |
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Space/separator (required if time is specified) |
'T' |
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Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time) |
'Z' |
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Time zone (ISO 8601 time zone) |
X |
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UNIX Epoch time |
POSIX |
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Milliseconds since UNIX Epoch time |
POSIXMILLIS |
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NOTE |
To parse and format times with higher than millisecond precision, the format string needs to end with a period followed by sequence of upper case S. There can be no additional characters following them. For example: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS
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