Timestamp
A Timestamp
represents a point in time independent of any time zone or
calendar, represented as seconds and fractions of seconds at nanosecond
resolution in UTC Epoch time.
It is encoded using the Proleptic Gregorian Calendar which extends the Gregorian calendar backwards to year one. It is encoded assuming all minutes are 60 seconds long, i.e. leap seconds are "smeared" so that no leap second table is needed for interpretation. Range is from 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z.
For examples and further specifications, refer to the Timestamp definition.
§Constructors
Creates a new timestamp.
- The number of seconds of UTC time since Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. Must be from 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59Z inclusive.
- The non-negative fractions of a second at nanosecond resolution. Negative second values with fractions must still have non-negative nanoseconds values that count forward in time. Must be from 0 to 999,999,999 inclusive.
§Properties
§Methods
Converts a Timestamp
to a JavaScript Date
object. This conversion
causes a loss of precision since Date
objects only support millisecond
precision.
JavaScript Date
object representing the same point in time as
this Timestamp
, with millisecond precision.
Returns a JSON-serializable representation of this Timestamp
.
Converts a Timestamp
to a numeric timestamp (in milliseconds since
epoch). This operation causes a loss of precision.
The point in time corresponding to this timestamp, represented as the number of milliseconds since Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Converts this object to a primitive string, which allows Timestamp
objects
to be compared using the >
, <=
, >=
and >
operators.