parse_time/3

Availability::- use_module(library(date)).(can be autoloaded)

parse_time(+Text, ?Format, -Stamp)

Parse a textual time representation, producing a time-stamp. Supported formats for Text are in the table below. If the format is known, it may be given to reduce parse time and avoid ambiguities. Otherwise, Format is unified with the format encountered.

Name	Example
rfc_1123	`Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:29:44 GMT`
	`Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:29:44 +0000`
iso_8601	`2006-12-08T17:29:44+02:00`
	`20061208T172944+0200`
	`2006-12-08T15:29Z`
	`2006-12-08`
	`20061208`
	`2006-12`
	`2006-W49-5`
	`2006-342`