---
name: "DateTime::Format::DateParse"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl"
version: "0.05-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DateTime::Format::DateParse"
---

# DateTime::Format::DateParse(3pm)

Parses Date::Parse compatible formats

## NAME

DateTime::Format::DateParse - Parses Date::Parse compatible formats

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use DateTime::Format::DateParse;
    my $dt = DateTime::Format::DateParse->parse_datetime( $date );
    my $dt = DateTime::Format::DateParse->parse_datetime( $date, $zone );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module is a compatibility wrapper around Date::Parse.

## USAGE

### Import Parameters

This module accepts no arguments to it's `"import"` method and exports no *symbols*.

### Methods

*Class Methods*

- •

  parse\_datetime($date \[, `$zone`\])

  Accepts a Date::Parse compatible `$date` string and optionally a Time::Zone compatible `$zone` string.

  Returns a DateTime object.

## GOTCHAS

- •

  If parse\_datetime is called on a `$date` that doesn't know specify a timezone and `$zone` is not set, then the timezone of the returned DateTime object will be set to the `"local"` timezone.  This is consistent with the behavior of Date::Parse.

- •

  If parse\_datetime is called without a `$zone` but the `$date` string *does* specify a timezone/offset or if parse\_datetime is called with a `$zone` that DateTime::TimeZone does not understand, the returned DateTime object will have it's timezone set to a fixed offset from UTC. This means that `"DST"` information is not available and date math will not reflect `"DST"` transitions.  This may be resolved for true timezones by using the DateTime::TimeZone::Alias module to `"alias"` the Time::Zone timezone to an Olson DB name.  This may be done automatically in a future release.

## CREDITS

Graham Barr (GBARR) \<gbarr@pobox.com\>, author of Date::Parse

Everyone at the DateTime `"Asylum"`.

## SUPPORT

Support for this module is provided via the \<datetime@perl.org\> email list.  See \<http://lists.perl.org/\> for more details.

## AUTHOR

Joshua Hoblitt (JHOBLITT) \<jhoblitt@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-6  Joshua Hoblitt. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the licenses can be found in the *LICENSE* file included with this module, or in perlartistic and perlgpl as supplied with Perl 5.8.1 and later.

## SEE ALSO

Date::Parse, Time::Zone, DateTime, DateTime::TimeZone, DateTime::TimeZone::Alias, \<http://datetime.perl.org/\>