Format date as string

Supported in: Batch, Streaming

Returns the date as formatted string in accordance to the Java DateTimeFormatter. The default format is ISO8601.

Expression categories: Cast, String

Declared arguments

• Date - The date to format as a string.
  Expression<Date>
• optional Format - The format to use. The default format is ISO8601.
  Literal<String>

Output type: String

Examples

Example 1: Base case

Argument values:

• Date: 2022-12-20
• Format: yy-MM-dd

Output: 22-12-20

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Example 2: Base case

Argument values:

• Date: 2022-12-20
• Format: null

Output: 2022-12-20

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Example 3: Null case

Argument values:

• Date: null
• Format: yyyy-MM-dd

Output: null

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Example 4: Edge case

Argument values:

• Date: 2022-12-20
• Format: E

Output: Tue

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Example 5: Edge case

Argument values:

• Date: 2022-12-20
• Format: EEEE

Output: Tuesday

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