AdapterBaseParseTimeTag Method

Parses a string formatted as an absolute or relative time tag.

Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.Timeseries.Adapters
Assembly: Gemstone.Timeseries (in Gemstone.Timeseries.dll) Version: 1.0.171 -- Release Build+3ecaf8b66f8331a5e50f9e43ac234abd50096934

C#View Source Request Example

public static DateTime ParseTimeTag(
	string timetag
)

VBView Source Request Example

Public Shared Function ParseTimeTag ( 
	timetag As String
) As DateTime

C++View Source Request Example

public:
static DateTime ParseTimeTag(
	String^ timetag
)

JavaScriptView Source Request Example

Gemstone.Timeseries.Adapters.AdapterBase.ParseTimeTag = function(timetag);

Parameters

timetag String: String formatted as an absolute or relative time tag.

Return Value

DateTime
DateTime representing the parsed timetag string formatted as an absolute or relative time tag.

Remarks

Relative times are parsed based on an offset to current time (UTC) specified by "*".

The timetag parameter can be specified in one of the following formats:

Time Format	Format Description
12-30-2000 23:59:59.033	Absolute date and time.
*	Evaluates to UtcNow.
*-20s	Evaluates to 20 seconds before UtcNow.
*-10m	Evaluates to 10 minutes before UtcNow.
*-1h	Evaluates to 1 hour before UtcNow.
*-1d	Evaluates to 1 day before UtcNow.
*+2d	Evaluates to 2 days from UtcNow.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException	timetag parameter cannot be null or empty.
FormatException	timetag does not contain a valid string representation of a date and time.