strflocaltime

datetime

Formats a timestamp in local timezone using a format pattern

Syntax

strflocaltime(timestamp, format)

Parameters

timestamp (timestamp)

The timestamp to format

format (string)

The format string (e.g., "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z")

Returns

string

The formatted date/time string in local timezone

Examples

Format with timezone

Input:

strflocaltime("2024-01-15 14:30:00", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z")

Output:

"2024-01-15 14:30:00 EST"

Convert to local time

Input:

.timestamp | strflocaltime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

Output:

"2024-01-15 09:30:00"

Human-readable format

Input:

strflocaltime(now(), "%A, %B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p")

Output:

"Monday, January 15, 2024 at 02:30 PM"

The strflocaltime() function formats a timestamp in the local timezone using strftime format codes. Use %Z to include the timezone abbreviation.

Usage

Use strflocaltime() to display timestamps in the user’s local timezone, format dates with timezone information, or convert UTC timestamps to local time for display.

Related Functions

strftime localtime gmtime now