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26 Standard ML Basis Library

26.10 DATE

Provide date data structures and their primitives.

signature DATE =
sig
  datatype weekday = Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun
  datatype month = Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
  type date
  exception Date
  val compare : date * date -> order
  val date : {year : int,
              month : month,
              day : int,
              hour : int,
              minute : int,
              second : int,
              offset : Time.time option} -> date
  val day : date -> int
  val fmt : string -> date -> string
  val fromString : string -> date option
  val fromTimeLocal : Time.time -> date
  val fromTimeUniv : Time.time -> date
  val hour : date -> int
  val isDst : date -> bool option
  val localOffset : unit -> Time.time
  val minute : date -> int
  val month : date -> month
  val offset : date -> Time.time option
  val scan : (char, ’a) StringCvt.reader -> (date, ’a) StringCvt.reader
  val second : date -> int
  val toString : date -> string
  val toTime : date -> Time.time
  val weekDay : date -> weekday
  val year : date -> int
  val yearDay : date -> int
end

Structures that implement the signature

  • Date :> DATE

    type date (= boxed)