Golang Time Parse

The Parse() function allows you to parse a formatted date string and return the time value represented by the string.

The function syntax is as shown:

func Parse(layout, value string) (Time, error)

The function takes a layout and a formatted date format as the parameters. It then returns the time value.

Keep in mind that Go does not use the yyyy-mm-dd layout to format time. Instead, it uses the value:

 Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 MST 2006

Consider the example below that illustrates how to use the parse function.

package main
import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)
const (
    layout = "2006-01-02"
)
func main() {
    date := "2022-02-01"
    time, _ := time.Parse(layout, date)
    fmt.Println(time)
}

The code above will parse the provided date and return the time as shown in the output below:

$ go run parse.go
2022-02-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC

You can also specify another layout format as shown:

package main
import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)
const (
    layout = "Jan 2, 2006 at 3:04pm (MST)"
)
func main() {
    date := "Feb 1, 2022 at 12:59pm (PST)"
    kitchen, _ := time.Parse(layout, date)
    fmt.Println(kitchen)
}

The code above should return an output as:

2022-02-01 12:59:00 +0000 PST

The Parse method uses example-based layouts. In most cases, you can use the layouts defined in the time package. You can also create custom-based layouts. Ensure they reference the time:

Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 MST 2006

Thanks for reading!

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