Convert time.Time to string
You can use the Time.String()
method to convert a time.Time
to a string
. This uses the format string "2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999 -0700 MST"
.
If you need other custom format, you can use Time.Format()
. For example to get the timestamp in the format of yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
use the format string "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
.
Example:
t := time.Now()
fmt.Println(t.String())
fmt.Println(t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"))
Output (try it on the Go Playground):
2009-11-10 23:00:00 +0000 UTC
2009-11-10 23:00:00
Note: time on the Go Playground is always set to the value seen above. Run it locally to see current date/time.
Also note that using Time.Format()
, as the layout string
you always have to pass the same time –called the reference time– formatted in a way you want the result to be formatted. This is documented at Time.Format()
:
Format returns a textual representation of the time value formatted according to layout, which defines the format by showing how the reference time, defined to be
Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 -0700 MST 2006
would be displayed if it were the value; it serves as an example of the desired output. The same display rules will then be applied to the time value.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
// @link https://golang.org/pkg/time/
func main() {
//caution : format string is `2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000000`
current := time.Now()
fmt.Println("origin : ", current.String())
// origin : 2016-09-02 15:53:07.159994437 +0800 CST
fmt.Println("mm-dd-yyyy : ", current.Format("01-02-2006"))
// mm-dd-yyyy : 09-02-2016
fmt.Println("yyyy-mm-dd : ", current.Format("2006-01-02"))
// yyyy-mm-dd : 2016-09-02
// separated by .
fmt.Println("yyyy.mm.dd : ", current.Format("2006.01.02"))
// yyyy.mm.dd : 2016.09.02
fmt.Println("yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss : ", current.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"))
// yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss : 2016-09-02 15:53:07
// StampMicro
fmt.Println("yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss: ", current.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000"))
// yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss: 2016-09-02 15:53:07.159994
//StampNano
fmt.Println("yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss: ", current.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000000"))
// yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss: 2016-09-02 15:53:07.159994437
}