View source for EDT:EGL Language Primitive Type Timestamp

*The operations provided by the Timestamp type are specified in the [http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/viewvc.cgi/org.eclipse.edt/core/org.eclipse.edt.compiler/eglsource/eglx/lang/ETimestamp.egl?root=Tools_Project&view=log ETimestamp External Type] 
*The Timestamp type can optionally include a format string such as "yyyyMMddHHmm".&nbsp; A Timestamp with a format is a value. A Timestamp without a format is a reference, and it may point to any other Timestamp, with or without a format. It's not possible to create a Timestamp unless it has a format, i.e. <font face="monospace">new timestamp("yyyyMM")</font> is valid but <font face="monospace">new timestamp</font> is not.<br> 
*When a new Timestamp is constructed, its value is set using the current time 
*<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% orange;">While ETimestamp supports values with fractions of a second to 6 digits, the precision of the value stored at runtime is platform specific and may not support as many digits</span> 
*The rules for converting a String to a Timestamp can be found in the 'asString' function of the [http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/viewvc.cgi/org.eclipse.edt/core/org.eclipse.edt.compiler/eglsource/eglx/lang/ETimestamp.egl?root=Tools_Project&view=log ETimestamp External Type] 
*The rules for converting a Timestamp to a String '''without''' a specified format can be found in the 'asString' function of the [http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/viewvc.cgi/org.eclipse.edt/core/org.eclipse.edt.compiler/eglsource/eglx/lang/EString.egl?root=Tools_Project&view=log EString External Type] 
*The rules for converting a Timestamp to a String '''with''' a specified format can be found in the 'format' function of the [http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/viewvc.cgi/org.eclipse.edt/core/org.eclipse.edt.compiler/eglsource/eglx/lang/StringLib.egl?root=Tools_Project&view=log StringLib External Type] 
*Timestamp formats for DB2 and ODBC can be found in the [http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/viewvc.cgi/org.eclipse.edt/core/org.eclipse.edt.compiler/eglsource/eglx/lang/Constants.egl?root=Tools_Project&view=log Constants Library] 
*<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% orange;">There is '''no '''support for defaultTimestampFormat in EDT.</span>