functx:mmddyyyy-to-date
Converts a string with format MMDDYYYY (with any delimiters) to a date
Description
The functx:mmddyyyy-to-date function converts $dateString into a valid xs:date value. The order of the digits in $dateString must be MMDDYYYY, but it can contain any (or no) delimiters between the digits.
Parameters |
Description |
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dateString:string() |
the MMDDYYYY string |
Examples
XPath |
Results |
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functx:mmddyyyy-to-date(‘12-15-2004’) |
2004-12-15 |
functx:mmddyyyy-to-date(‘12152004’) |
2004-12-15 |
functx:mmddyyyy-to-date(‘12/15/2004’) |
2004-12-15 |