How to convert Unix timestamp to Datetime in Io

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    # Convert Unix timestamp to Date
    unixTimestamp := 1027580913
    date := Date fromSeconds(unixTimestamp)
    
    writeln("Converted Date: ", date asString)

Output:

Converted Date: 2002-07-25 07:08:33

Example only. There may be multiple ways to perform this operation.

Code Explanation

In this example of Unix timestamp to date conversion using Io, the Unix timestamp '1027580913' (representing a date in 2020) is converted to a Date object using the Date fromSeconds method.
The result is a human-readable Date object, which is then printed using asString. The output will be the corresponding date, '2002-07-25 07:08:33'.

Convert Date to Unix timestamp in Io

Other useful Io date functions

Function	Description	Example
`Date now()`	Returns the current date and time as a `Date` object.	`Date now()` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56
`Date fromSeconds()`	Creates a `Date` object from a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970).	`Date fromSeconds(1589530245)` returns 2020-05-15 08:10:45
`secondsSince()`	Returns the number of seconds since a given `Date` object.	`date secondsSince(Date fromString("1970-01-01"))` returns 1589530245
`Date setYear()`	Sets the year for the `Date` object.	`date setYear(2020)` sets the year to 2020.
`Date setMonth()`	Sets the month for the `Date` object (1 for January).	`date setMonth(5)` sets the month to May.
`Date setDay()`	Sets the day of the month for the `Date` object.	`date setDay(15)` sets the day to the 15th.
`Date setHour()`	Sets the hour for the `Date` object.	`date setHour(8)` sets the hour to 8 AM.
`Date setMinute()`	Sets the minutes for the `Date` object.	`date setMinute(30)` sets the minutes to 30.
`Date setSecond()`	Sets the seconds for the `Date` object.	`date setSecond(45)` sets the seconds to 45.
`Date asString()`	Returns the `Date` object as a string.	`date asString()` returns a formatted date string, such as 2020-05-15 08:10:45.

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20