elixir string to datetime
To convert a string to a datetime in Elixir, you can use the DateTime.from_iso8601/1
function. This function takes a string in ISO 8601 format and returns a DateTime
struct. Here's an example:
string = "2023-11-29T10:30:00Z"
datetime = DateTime.from_iso8601(string)
In the above example, the string
variable contains the datetime string in ISO 8601 format. The DateTime.from_iso8601/1
function is then called with the string
as an argument to convert it into a DateTime
struct.
You can also specify the timezone by using the DateTime.from_iso8601!/2
function and passing the desired timezone as the second argument. For example:
string = "2023-11-29T10:30:00Z"
timezone = "America/New_York"
datetime = DateTime.from_iso8601!(string, timezone)
In this case, the timezone
variable is set to "America/New_York" to convert the datetime string to the Eastern Time Zone.
Keep in mind that the DateTime.from_iso8601/1
function returns {:ok, datetime}
if the conversion is successful, or {:error, reason}
if an error occurs.