Built-in Functions → date

date() is a scalar date function that returns a date value given a string. The date() function takes a string representing a date in the en-US locale format. The string expresses the date as yyyy-MM-dd.

Signature

date(string exp)

The following table illustrates the date() parameter:

ParameterDescription
string expan expression evaluating to a string

Returns

date

Example

Convert December 24, 2001 11:55:12.000 pm to a value of type date.

date("2001-12-24 23:55:12.000")