GetDateValue

Description

Returns the value of a PBDOM_ATTRIBUTE object as type Date.

Syntax

pbdom_attribute_name.GetDateValue(string strDateFormat)

Argument

Description

pbdom_attribute_name

The name of the PBDOM_ATTRIBUTE

strDateFormat

The date format for the return value, for example, MM:DD:YYYY


The value of the strDateFormat parameter can use slashes or colons as delimiters. The following table illustrates characters with special meaning in strDateFormat.

Character

Meaning

Example

D

Day number with no leading zero

5

DD

Day number with leading zero, if applicable

05

M

Month number with no leading zero

5

MM

Month number with leading zero, if applicable

05

YY

Two-digit year number

05

YYYY

Four-digit year number

2005


Return value

Date.

Throws

EXCEPTION_DATA_CONVERSION -- If data conversion fails.

See also

SetDateValue