approxidate()

The approxidate function interprets a human-readable date string and converts it into a timestamp. It supports various date formats, including absolute dates, relative dates, and special keywords.

C

Prototype

timestamp_t approxidate(const char *date);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
date	const char *	A human-readable date string that can include absolute dates (e.g., ‘2024-09-17’), relative dates (e.g., ‘3 days ago’), or special keywords (e.g., ‘yesterday’, ‘now’).

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Return Value

Returns a timestamp_t representing the parsed date as a Unix timestamp. If parsing fails, it returns TIME_MAX.

Notes

This function is useful for parsing flexible date inputs in applications that require user-friendly date handling. It internally calls approxidate_careful() to process the input string.

JS

Prototype

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Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python

Examples

C

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JS

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Python

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