toMillis
This function is used by Ignition's Expression language.
Description​
Converts a date object to its millisecond value elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (GMT).
Syntax​
toMillis(date)
Parameters​
| Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Date | date | The date to convert to milliseconds since epoch time. |
Returns​
Integer - The number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (GMT) for the given date.
Examples​
Code Snippet
// This will take the date Aug 22, 2017 at 14:35:25 PST and convert it to milliseconds from epoch time which is 1,500,767,134,000.
toMillis(setTime(getDate(2017, 6, 22), 16, 45, 34))