How do i format time in Go Language

Question

I need to format time like this

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:19:01 +0200 

following code

a := time.RFC1123Z

give me

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700

which seem correct but need current time and use now() somehow i guess. but havent figured out how.

Answer 1

You need to use Format for this. time.RFC1123Z is just a layout string.

t := time.Now()
s := t.Format(time.RFC1123Z) // Format t to a string using the given layout
fmt.Println(s)