Conversion functions

Convert a value into a different type.

date()

• parameters:
  • from: string / date-time
  • or year, month, day: number
• result: date

date(birthday) 
// date("2018-04-29")

date(date and time("2012-12-25T11:00:00"))
// date("2012-12-25")

date(2012, 12, 25)
// date("2012-12-25")

time()

• parameters:
  • from: string / date-time
  • or hour, minute, second: number
    • (optional) offset: day-time-duration
• result: time

time(lunchTime) 
// time("12:00:00")

time(date and time("2012-12-25T11:00:00"))
// time("11:00:00")

time(23, 59, 0)
// time("23:59:00")

time(14, 30, 0, duration("PT1H"))
// time("15:30:00")

date and time()

• parameters:
  • date: date / date-time
  • time: time
  • or from: string
• result: date-time

date and time(date("2012-12-24"),time("T23:59:00")) 
// date and time("2012-12-24T23:59:00")

date and time(date and time("2012-12-25T11:00:00"),time("T23:59:00"))
// date and time("2012-12-25T23:59:00")

date and time(birthday) 
// date and time("2018-04-29T009:30:00")

duration()

• parameters:
  • from: string
• result: day-time-duration or year-month-duration

duration(weekDays)
// duration("P5D")

duration(age)
// duration("P32Y")

years and months duration()

• parameters:
  • from: date
  • to: date
• result: year-month-duration

years and months duration(date("2011-12-22"), date("2013-08-24"))
// duration("P1Y8M")

number()

• parameters:
  • from: string
• result: number

number("1500.5") 
// 1500.5

string()

• parameters:
  • from: any
• result: string

string(1.1) 
// "1.1"

string(date("2012-12-25"))
// "2012-12-25"