# IsDate (AnyValue)

| **Name**    | ***IsDate(Any Value)***                                                                      |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | IsDate (Any value)                                                                           |
| Purpose     | To check whether a given value represents a valid date.                                      |
| Description | Returns true if the given value represents a valid date time value. Otherwise returns false. |
| Return Type | Boolean                                                                                      |
| Parameters  | Value \[System.Object] – Value to be checked                                                 |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(8\).png)

### **Example**

In this example, we will pass a valid date parameter to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*value* = 01/01/2001

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(8\).png)

In the output, you can see that the Boolean value, True, has been returned. This means the provided value represents a valid date.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(8\).png)