approxidate_relative()

Parses a human-readable date string and returns the corresponding timestamp relative to the current time.

C

Prototype

timestamp_t approxidate_relative(
    const char *date
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
date	const char *	A human-readable date string, such as ‘yesterday’, ‘2 weeks ago’, or ‘next Friday’.

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Return Value

Returns the parsed timestamp as a timestamp_t value, representing the number of seconds since the Unix epoch.

Notes

This function interprets relative date expressions based on the current system time. It supports various formats, including absolute dates, relative time expressions, and named days of the week.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python

Examples

C

// TODO C examples

JS

// TODO JS examples

Python

# TODO Python examples