CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Converts string representation of a W3 date and returns a CF datetime, will handle GMT+, GMT-, and Z.

Return Values:
Returns a date.

Example:

<cfset dts = "(2006-07-29T23:59:00Z)">
<cfoutput>#getCfDateTimeFromW3DateTime(dts)#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 Takes a W3 date and returns a CF datetime.
 
 @param dts      Datetime string. (Required)
 @return Returns a date. 
 @author Jared Rypka-Hauer (jared@web-relevant.com) 
 @version 1, August 2, 2006 
--->
<cffunction name="getCfDateTimeFromW3DateTime" access="public" returntype="string" output="false">
    <cfargument name="dts" type="string" required="true" />
    <cfif left(dts,1) is "(">
        <cfset dts = mid(dts,2,len(dts)-2)>
    </cfif>
    <cfset dts = listToArray(reReplace(dts,"(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})T(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})(\D)?(\d{2})?(:00)?","\2/\3/\1 \4:\5:\6;\7;\8"),";")>
    <cfif arrayLen(dts) IS 2>
        <cfreturn createDateTime(year(dts[1]),month(dts[1]),day(dts[1]),hour(dts[1]),minute(dts[1]),second(dts[1])) />
    <cfelse>
        <cfif dts[2] is "-">
            <cfreturn dateAdd("h",0-listFirst(dts[3],":"),dts[1]) />
        <cfelse>
            <cfreturn dateAdd("h",listFirst(dts[3],":"),dts[1]) />
        </cfif>
    </cfif>
</cffunction>