TimeUtilities.ParseCalendarDate(String, String, String, String) Method

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Description

Parses the calendar date in calendarDate as a time in the calendarSystem system using the default calendar format and returns its time value in the outputReference system and outputReference reference.

 

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Method Signature

TimeUtilities.ParseCalendarDate(

String calendarDate,


String calendarSystem,


String outputSystem,


String outputReference)

 

 

Arguments

calendarDate


Description:

A String containing a calendar date.

 

 

calendarSystem


Description:

The time system of calendarDate.

Valid Values:

Value

Label

"TAI"

International Atomic Time

"UTC"

Coordinated Universal Time

"TDT"

Terrestrial Dynamical Time

"TDB"

Barycentric Dynamical Time

"UT1"

Universal Time Principle Form

"GPS"

Global Positioning System Time

 

 

 

outputSystem


Description:

The time system in which to output the parsed value.

Valid Values:

Value

Label

"TAI"

International Atomic Time

"UTC"

Coordinated Universal Time

"TDT"

Terrestrial Dynamical Time

"TDB"

Barycentric Dynamical Time

"UT1"

Universal Time Principle Form

"GPS"

Global Positioning System Time

 

 

 

outputReference


Description:

The time reference relative which to output the parsed value.

Valid Values:

Value

Label

"Julian Date"

Julian Date (Jan 1 4713 BCE 12:00:00.000 TAI)

"MJD GSFC"

GSFC Modified Julian Date (Jan 05 1941 12:00:00.000 TAI)

"MJD USNO"

USNO Modified Julian Date (Nov 17 1858 00:00:00.000 TAI)

"MJD GPS"

GPS Modified Julian Date (Jan 06 1980 00:00:00.000 UTC)

"MJD 1950"

Besselian Date 1950.0 (Dec 31 1949 22:09:46.862 TAI)

 

 

 

 

Return Value

Type:

timespan

Units:

day

 

 

Returns the parsed calendar date as a time value in the specified system and reference.

 

Syntax

myTimeSpan1 = TimeTools.ParseCalendarDate(myString1, myString2, myString3, myString4);

 

 

See also

TimeUtilities Object

TimeUtilities.ParseCalendarDate

TimeSpans Guide

Parsing Dates and Times