UNIXTIMEFORMAT Function
Formats a set of Unix timestamps according to a specified date formatting string.
Source values can be a reference to a column containing Unix timestamp values.
Note
Date values must be converted to Unix timestamps before applying this function. Unix time measures the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 (UTC). See UNIXTIME Function.
Supported format strings for this function are the same as the supported format strings for the DATEFORMAT function.
For more information on formatting Unix or standard date formats, see DATEFORMAT Function.
For more information on formatting numeric types, see NUMFORMAT Function.
Wrangle vs. SQL: This function is part of Wrangle, a proprietary data transformation language. Wrangle is not SQL. For more information, see Wrangle Language.
Basic Usage
unixtimeformat(MyUnixDate, 'yyyy-MM-dd')
Output: Returns the Unix timestamp values in the MyUnixDate column, converted to year-month-day format.
Syntax and Arguments
unixtimeformat(unixtime_col, date_format_string)
Argument | Required? | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
unixtime_col | Y | datetime | Name of column whose Unix timestamp values are to be formatted |
date_format_string | Y | string | String literal identifying the date format to apply to the value |
For more information on syntax standards, see Language Documentation Syntax Notes.
unixtime_col
Name of the column whose Unix time data is to be formatted.
Missing values for this function in the source data result in missing values in the output.
Multiple columns and wildcards are not supported.
Usage Notes:
Required? | Data Type | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
Yes | Datetime (formatted as Unix time integer values) | myDate |
date_format_string
String value indicating the date format to apply to the input values.
Note
If the platform cannot recognize the date format string, the generated result is written as a string value.
For more information on the supported formatting strings, see below.
Missing values for this function in the source data result in missing values in the output.
Multiple columns and wildcards are not supported.
Usage Notes:
Required? | Data Type | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
Yes | String | 'MM/dd/yyyy' |
Examples
Tip
For additional examples, see Common Tasks.
Example - Unix timestamp formatting variations
Description | unixTimestamp column | Transform | newUnixTimestamp column | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Numeric date, year first | 1454946120000 1451433600000 1430032020000 |
| 2016-02-08 2015-12-30 2015-04-26 | ||||||||
Numeric date, American style | 1454946120000 1451433600000 1430032020000 |
| 2/8/16 12/30/15 4/26/15 | ||||||||
Full written date | 1454946120000 1451433600000 1430032020000 |
| February 08, 2016 December 30, 2015 April 26, 2015 | ||||||||
Abbreviated date, including abbreviated day of week | 1454946120000 1451433600000 1430032020000 |
| Mon Feb 08, 2016 Wed Dec 30, 2015 Sun Apr 26, 2015 | ||||||||
Full 24-hour time | 1454946120000 1451433600000 1430032020000 |
| 15:42:00.000 00:00:00.000 07:07:00.00 | ||||||||
Twelve-hour time with AM/PM indicator | 1454946120000 1451433600000 1430032020000 |
Note For this function, use of the lower-case hour indicator ( | 3:42:00 PM 12:00:00 AM 7:07:00 AM |