Converting a Date into a Timestamp

Function Name

$dateFormat(String A)

Parameter Description

String A: date and time value. The following formats are supported:

• yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss or MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss
• yyyy MM dd HH:mm:ss or MM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss
• yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss or MM.dd.yyyy HH:mm:ss
• yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss or MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss

Function Description

Converts a string into a timestamp. The timestamp is the total number of milliseconds from 1970-01-01 00:00:00 to the specified time.

Parameter A in the function supports the following types:

• Date and time in the format listed in Parameter Description
• Local parameters
• Other built-in functions

Application Scenarios

The date-to-timestamp function can be used in the following scenarios for API automation:

• Request URL
• Request header
• Request body
• Checkpoint property
• if condition
• for loop interrupt condition

Example

• Request URL

  As shown in the following figure, the value of test in the request URL is the date-to-timestamp conversion function. Parameter A in the function is the environment parameter date. For details about how to set environment parameters, see Setting Environment Parameters of an API Script.

  

• Request header

  As shown in the following figure, the value of date in the request header is the date-to-timestamp conversion function. Parameter A in the function is the environment parameter date.

  

• Request body

  As shown in the following figure, the request body uses the date-to-timestamp conversion function. Parameter A in the function is 2020.09.11 11:00:00.

  

• Checkpoint property

  As shown in the following figure, the target value of the checkpoint property result is the date-to-timestamp function. Parameter A in the function is the environment parameter test. For details about how to set local parameters, see Local Parameters.

  

• if condition

  As shown in the following figure, the target value of the if condition is the date-to-timestamp function. Parameter A in the function is 2020-09-11 11:00:00.

  

• for loop interrupt condition

  As shown in the following figure, the target value of the for loop interruption condition is the date-to-timestamp function. Parameter A in the function is 2020-09-11 11:00:00.