Xbasic
httpdate Function
Syntax
DateStr as C = httpdate(date as C)
DateStr as C = httpdate(date as D)
DateStr as C = httpdate(date as T)
Arguments
- dateCharacter Date Time
The date to convert. The date can be specifeid as a Date, Datetime, or Character object.
Returns
- DateStrCharacter
An HTTP compliant formatted date/time string.
Description
Creates an HTTP compliant date/time string
Example
'Converting date string to HTTP Date
dim todayC as C = "2/23/2017 11:06 AM"
? todayC
= "2/23/2017 11:06 AM"
? httpdate(todayC)
= "Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:06:00 GMT"
'Converting date to HTTP Date
dim todayD as d = date()
? todayD
= {02/23/2017}
? httpdate(todayD)
= "Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT"
'Converting Datetime to HTTP Date
dim todayDT as T = now()
? todayDT
= 02/23/2017 11:06:22 01 am
? httpdate(todayDT)
= "Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:06:22 GMT"