We are trying to parse a unix timestamp, which is available as a string, into a time object, however, the following does not work:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
func main() {
t, _ := time.Parse(time.UnixDate, "1393344464")
fmt.Printf("%v", t)
}
It keeps returning 0001-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC. Go Playground.
First of all, you have an error and you're not checking it: http://play.golang.org/p/7ruFfv5QHT which is bad practice (these errors are helpful for debugging! :) use them!)
UnixDate is for unix string representations of dates; not timestamps. From the source: UnixDate = "Mon Jan _2 15:04:05 MST 2006".
Use time.Unix:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
func main() {
t := time.Unix(1393324260, 0)
fmt.Printf("%v", t)
}
Preface — never ignore the error (t, _ :=), you'll miss the critical error message and be confused all the time.
About you problem — you need to use time.Unix to achieve what you want.
package main
import (
"log"
"time"
)
func main() {
t, err := time.Parse(time.UnixDate, "1393344464")
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
log.Printf("%v\n", t)
t = time.Unix(1393344464,0)
log.Printf("%v\n", t)
}
