julialangHow to work with dates in JuliaLang?

JuliaLang provides a wide range of functions to work with dates.

The Dates package provides a set of functions to work with dates and times. It supports a wide range of date and time formats, including ISO8601, Julian, Gregorian, and Unix.

Example code

using Dates

# Create a DateTime object
dt = DateTime(2020, 8, 15, 12, 30, 0)

# Get the current date
now = Dates.now()

# Get the current time
now_time = Dates.now(Dates.TimeZone("UTC"))

# Format the DateTime object
formatted_dt = Dates.format(dt, "yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS")

Output example

2020-08-15 12:30:00

Code explanation

1. using Dates: imports the Dates package.
2. DateTime(2020, 8, 15, 12, 30, 0): creates a DateTime object with the specified year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
3. Dates.now(): gets the current date.
4. Dates.now(Dates.TimeZone("UTC")): gets the current time in UTC timezone.
5. Dates.format(dt, "yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS"): formats the DateTime object according to the specified format.

Helpful links

• JuliaLang Dates Package Documentation
• JuliaLang DateTime Formatting Documentation

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