How to Correctly Convert a Unix Timestamp to a Go time.Time Object?

Unix Timestamp to Time.Time Conversion - Addressing Out of Range Error

When parsing Unix timestamps using time.Parse(), you may encounter an "out of range" error even with the correct date and time format. This is because time.Parse() is not intended for Unix timestamp parsing.

To resolve this, use the following steps:

1. Parse the Unix timestamp as an int64: Use strconv.ParseInt() to convert the timestamp string to an integer in base 10 (or any other base you prefer).
2. Convert the int64 to a time.Time: Create a time.Time object using time.Unix(i, 0), where 'i' is the parsed int64 from step 1. This will generate a Time object with the correct date and time corresponding to the Unix timestamp.

Here's an example:

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
    "strconv"
)

func main() {
    i, err := strconv.ParseInt("1405544146", 10, 64)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    tm := time.Unix(i, 0)
    fmt.Println(tm)
}

Output:

2014-07-16 20:55:46 +0000 UTC

This method ensures that Unix timestamps are correctly parsed and converted to time.Time objects, avoiding the out of range error.

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