Availability
This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 2.5.10 / 2.6.2.
Syntax
parseDate(format, date_as_string[, locale_as_string])
Description
Returns the parsed date according to the format you provided. If parse fails, it will return a null date.Parameters
Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
format | string | Yes | Valid Java format, as defined here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html. |
| date_as_string | string | Yes | String which represents the date. |
| locale_as_string | string | No | Language tag which should be used to parse a date. It can be leveraged to parse dates like this: 5/фев/18. This parameter accepts well-formed BCP 47 language tag. See this link for more details on possible values. |
Return type
date
Example
print("(1) Parsed date is:" + parseDate("yyyy.MM.dd", "2000.01.01")); // returns a valid date
print("(2) Parsed date is:" + parseDate("yyyy.MM.dd", "2000/01/01")); // returns an empty date (null)
print("(3) Parsed date is:" + parseDate("dd/MMM/yy", "5/фев/18", "ru-RU")); // returns a valid date which is parsed using ru-RU locale
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