ReQL command: epochTime

Command syntax

r.epochTime(number) → time

Description

Create a time object based on seconds since epoch. The first argument is a double and will be rounded to three decimal places (millisecond-precision).

Example: Update the birthdate of the user “John” to November 3rd, 1986.

r.table("user").get("John").update(
    r.hashMap(birthdate, r.epochTime(531360000))
).run(conn);

Related commands

• now
• time
• ISO8601

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