BUILT-IN WOLFRAM LANGUAGE SYMBOL
DateList
DateList[]
gives the current local date and time in the form 
.
DateList[time]
gives a date list corresponding to an AbsoluteTime specification.
DateList[{y,m,d,h,m,s}]
converts a date list to standard normalized form.
DateList["string"]
converts a date string to a date list.
DateList[{"string",{"e1","e2",…}}]
gives the date list obtained by extracting elements 
from 
.
Details and Options
- DateList[] uses whatever date and time have been set on your computer system. It performs no corrections for time zones, daylight saving time, etc.
- DateList[TimeZone->z] gives the date and time inferred for time zone z by assuming that your computer is set for the time zone specified by $TimeZone. »
- All values returned by DateList[] are integers, except the number of seconds. The number of seconds is never more accurate than $TimeUnit.
- Shorter lists can be used in DateList[{y,m,…}]: {y} is equivalent to
, 
to 
, etc. - Values of m, d, h, m, s outside their normal ranges are appropriately reduced. Noninteger values of d, h, m, s can also be used. »
- You can compare two lists returned by DateList using Order. »
- In the form DateList[{"string",{"e1","e2",…}}] the
can be 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, or 
. - DateList[{"string",{"e1","e2",…}}] uses the
to fill in elements of 
. Those not filled in are taken to have default values 
, where 
is the current year. » - In DateList[{"string",{"e1","e2",…}}], the
are extracted from 
in the order given, and can be separated by any non-alphanumeric characters. » - DateList[{"string",{"e1","sep12","e2","sep23",…}}] extracts elements using the explicit separators specified. »
Introduced in 2007
(6.0)