Reference/Blocks/Time

Parse Month Name

BlockTime

Parse a month name into a number.

Inputs

Month NameRequired

Month name to parse.

Example: January

Outputs

Parsed Month Number

Numeric month (1-12).

Example: 1

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ID: parse_month_name

Inputs

Field	InventScript name	Value
Month Name	`month_name`	e.g. `"January"`

Outputs

Field	InventScript name	Value
Parsed Month Number	`parsed_month_number`	e.g. `"1"`

Example InventScript

parseMonthName := parse_month_name(Args{month_name: "January"})
send_text_message(Args{
	channel_id:      trigger.channel_id,
	message_content: "Parsed Month Number: " + parseMonthName.parsed_month_number,
})

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