TryParseDate (String, UnknownDate)

Name	TryParseDate
Syntax	TryParseDate (String str, Unknown date)
Purpose	To carry out a parameter test which checks whether a string value can be converted into a DateTime format value.
Description	Returns true if a string value is successfully converted and parsed into a DateTime value. Otherwise returns false.
Return Type	Boolean
Parameters	Str [System.String] – Value to be tested Date [System.DateTime]

Example

In this example, we will pass a string value representing an unknown date format to the function transformation object using a Variables object.

Where,

str = 1978.MAR.17

In the output window, you can see that the provided value has been parsed successfully, the unknown date format has been converted into a known date format, and the Boolean value, True has been returned, indicating a successful parameter test.