In Go language, time packages supplies functionality for determining as well as viewing time. The LoadLocation() function in Go language is used to find a location with the name stated. So, if the stated name is “UTC” then it returns UTC and if the stated name is “Local” then it returns Local. Else, the name to be used is assumed to be a location which is equivalent to a file in the database of IANA Time Zone. Where this database is present only on Unix systems. Moreover, this function is defined under the time package. Here, you need to import the “time” package in order to use these functions.
Syntax:
func LoadLocation(name string) (*Location, error)
Here, “name” is the name of the location to be used, and *Location is the pointer to the Location. Where “Location” forms the set of time offsets in use. And “error” is a panic error.
Return Value: It returns the location with the stated name.
Example 1:
// Golang program to illustrate the usage of // LoadLocation() function // Including main package package main // Importing fmt and time import ( "fmt"
"time"
) // Calling main func main() { // Calling LoadLocation
// method with its parameter
locat, error := time .LoadLocation( "Asia/Kolkata" )
// If error not equal to nil then
// return panic error
if error != nil {
panic(error)
}
// Prints location
fmt.Println(locat)
} |
Output:
Asia/Kolkata
Here, IANA time zone of India is returned as there is no error.
Example 2:
// Golang program to illustrate the usage of // LoadLocation() function // Including main package package main // Importing fmt and time import ( "fmt"
"time"
) // Calling main func main() { // Calling LoadLocation
// method with its parameter
locat, error := time .LoadLocation( "Asia/Kolkata" )
// If error not
// equal to nil then
// return panic error
if error != nil {
panic(error)
}
// Calling Date() method
// with its parameter
tm := time .Date(2020, 4, 7, 16,
7, 0, 0, time .UTC)
// Prints the time and date
// of the stated location
fmt.Println( tm .In(locat))
} |
Output:
2020-04-07 21:37:00 +0530 IST
Here, at first LoadLocation() method is called then the Date() method is called with its parameters i.e, date and time then the date and time of the stated location are returned.