DatetimeHelper (Apache TinkerPop 3.7.2-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.util.DatetimeHelper

```
public final class DatetimeHelper
extends Object
```
Utility class for parsing and formatting dates/times.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Date`	`datetime()`	A proxy allows for syntax similar to Gremlin grammar of `datetime()`.
`static Date`	`datetime(String d)`	A proxy call to `parse(String)` but allows for syntax similar to Gremlin grammar of `datetime()`.
`static String`	`format(Instant d)`	Formats an `Instant` to a form of `2018-03-22T00:35:44Z` at UTC.
`static Date`	`parse(String d)`	Parses a `String` representing a date and/or time to a `Date` object with a default time zone offset of UTC (+00:00).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - format
```
public static String format(Instant d)
```
    Formats an Instant to a form of 2018-03-22T00:35:44Z at UTC.
  - parse
```
public static Date parse(String d)
```
    Parses a String representing a date and/or time to a Date object with a default time zone offset of UTC (+00:00). It can parse dates in any of the following formats.
    
    2018-03-22
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44Z
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44.741
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44.741Z
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44.741+1600
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44.741+16:00
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44.741+160000
    
    2018-03-22T00:35:44.741+16:00:00
    
    >
  - datetime
```
public static Date datetime(String d)
```
    A proxy call to parse(String) but allows for syntax similar to Gremlin grammar of datetime().
  - datetime
```
public static Date datetime()
```
    A proxy allows for syntax similar to Gremlin grammar of datetime().