Returns a DATETIME value with no time zone information from the body of a StreamMessage.

Syntax

FUNCTION readDateTime RETURNS DATETIME.

Applies to

Message objects

Notes

  • Time zone information, if present, is removed.
  • If time information is not present, the default time of 12:00AM (midnight) is added.
  • If the application may receive messages originating in different time zones, the ABL programmer should ensure that date/time values are interpreted correctly.

See also

createStreamMessage procedure, writeBoolean procedure, writeByte procedure, writeBytesFromRaw procedure, writeChar procedure, writeDate procedure, writeDateTime procedure, writeDateTime-TZ procedure, writeDouble procedure, writeFloat procedure, writeInt procedure, writeLong procedure, writeLongString procedure, writeShort procedure, writeString procedure, endOfStream function, moveToNext procedure, readBytesToRaw procedure, readChar function, readDate function, readDateTime function, readDateTime-TZ function, readDecimal function, readInt function, readLogical function, readLongString function, readLongStringCP function

For more information, see the StreamMessage.