util.Date.parse

Converts a string to a DATE value based on a format specification.

Syntax

util.Date.parse(
  s STRING,
  format STRING
 )
  RETURNS DATE
  1. s is the source string to be parsed.
  2. format is the format specification (see Formatting DATE values).

Usage

The util.Date.parse() method parses a string based on a format specification, to produce a DATE value.

The format specification must be a combination of dd, mm, yyyy place holders as used in the USING operator.

The method returns NULL, if the source string cannot be converted to a DATE value based on the format specification.

For more details about the supported formats, see Formatting DATE values.

Example

IMPORT util
MAIN
    DISPLAY util.Date.parse( "2014-03-15", "yyyy-mm-dd" )
END MAIN