ToDate (String dateStr)
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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
Note: The following screenshot shows the acceptable date formats in Astera Data Stack.
In the output window, you can see that the provided string has been converted into an acceptable DateTime value.