ToDateString (DateTime)

Name	ToDate (String)
Syntax	ToDate (String dateStr, String format)
Purpose	To convert a string into a date according to the given format.
Description	Returns the resulting date time. Returns error if date cannot be converted.
Return Type	DateTime
Parameters	dateStr [System.String] – String representing date value to convert. format [System.String] – Date format to use to convert.

Example

In this example, we will pass string values to the function transformation object using a Variables object.

Where,

dateStr = 15/JUN/17

format = dd/MMM/yy

In the output window, you can see that the provided dateStr value, of the specified format value, has been converted into a date time value.