Time Formatting in Go

Go: Time Formatting

Go's time package provides functionality for working with dates and times, including formatting dates and times as strings. The package includes a Time type representing a point in time, and methods for formatting Time values as strings using a layout string.

The layout string specifies the format for the date and time representation. The format uses a reference time of January 2, 2006, at 3:04 PM (MST), which can be remembered as 1/2 3:04 PM.

How to format a Time value as a string using a layout string in Go?

Here's an example of how to format a Time value as a string using a layout string:

    package main

    import (
        "fmt"
        "time"
    )

    func main() {
        timeObj := time.Now()
        formattedTime := timeObj.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST")
        fmt.Println(formattedTime) // Output: 2023-03-13 15:23:45 UTC
    }

In this example, the time.Now() function is used to get the current time as a Time value. The Time.Format() method is then used to format the Time value as a string using the layout string 2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST.

This layout string specifies the order and format of the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and timezone components.

Commonly used formatting codes for the Time.Format() method:

You can use any combination of these codes to create your own custom layout string for formatting dates and times.