Modern Chrono Instant Instant

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Instant.Instant

Creates a moment on the UTC timeline from a tick count; Invalid with no argument.

Syntax

Instant( )
Instant( ticks )

Examples

#import "std/chrono"
using chrono

'' An INSTANT is a moment on the UTC timeline -- a tick count with no
'' calendar fields and no offset. A DateTime is the civil view of one.
dim as Instant i = Instant.FromUnixSeconds( 1767225600 )

print i.ToIsoString( )       '' 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
print i.UnixSeconds          '' 1767225600

'' Use Instant to STORE and COMPARE a moment; use DateTime to show it
'' to somebody

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Library: Chrono Date and Time
Category: Date and Time (Chrono)
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