toDate
Syntax
toDate($calendar)
toDate($number)
Description
Converts the given parameter into a date value.
Parameter
| Name | Type | Description | Mandatory | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calendar | Business object | A calendar with a date value. Depending on the calendar (system calendar or user calendar), the value is compatible with tl.core:Date or tl.core:DateTime. |
One of the two must be defined. | |
| number | Number | Milliseconds since 1970-01-01:00:00.000. The inverse of this is toMillis(). |
Return value
Type: Business object
A date value representing the day of the calendar or the day of the milliseconds.
Examples
Note: The output may differ depending on the calendar's time zone.
Calendar as parameter
toDate(date(2012, 5, 5))
Output: 05.06.2012
Number as parameter
toDate(1338822000000)
Output: 05.06.2012