ToDate (String dateStr)
Name
ToDate
Syntax
ToDate (String dateStr)
Purpose
To return a date converted from a string.
Description
Converts string into a date using the current culture. Either returns the converted date or returns null if the conversion fails.
Return Type
DateTime
Parameters
dateStr [System.String] – A string containing date in the local culture format

Example
In this example, we are passing a date time value in a format NOT present in the acceptable date time formats list in Astera Data Stack, to the function transformation object using a Variables object.
Where,
dateStr = MAR.8.22

In the output window, you can see that the provided string has been converted into an acceptable DateTime value.
