The function ecm:toDate converts a target string or value into a date data type. The value returned is a date data type.
This function is often used to convert values to dates for use with functions that require date data types in parameters.
Example
A selection determines whether recipients who are near retirement age receive a message. The segment criteria compare the date of birth stored as an attribute value to a specific date (1 January 1950). In order to compare the two dates using the function ecm:less, both values must be date data types. The function ecm:toDate converts the string '1950-01-01' into a date data type so it can be compared with the date stored in the recipient attribute user['DateofBirth']. The combined functions are constructed as follows:
${ecm:less(user['DateOfBirth'], ecm:toDate('1950-01-01', ecm:timeZone('Europe/Berlin')))}
CODE
Structure
ecm:toDate(string, timezone)
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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string | Specifies the target value to be converted into date format. Formats that are correctly converted into dates include: yyyy-MM-dd dd.MM.yyyy yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss dd.MM.yyyy hh:mm:ss
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timezone | The time zone used as reference for the date. If not specified, the system default time zone is used. |