ToDateTime Method

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function ToDateTime( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Date

'Usage
 
Dim value As Object
Dim value As Date
 
value = CalcConvert.ToDateTime(value)

public static DateTime ToDateTime( 
   object value
)

Parameters

value: Value to convert

Return Value

DateTime object containing the date-time equivalent to the specified value

Exception	Description
System.InvalidCastException	Value cannot be converted.

This example converts the value to a date-time object.

C#

public class DateFunctionInfo : FarPoint.CalcEngine.FunctionInfo
    {
        public override string Name { get { return "DATEIT"; } }
        public override int MinArgs { get { return 1; } }
        public override int MaxArgs { get { return 1; } }
        public override object Evaluate (object[] args)
        {
            System.DateTime dt = FarPoint.CalcEngine.CalcConvert.ToDateTime(args[0]);
            return dt;
        }
}

Visual Basic

Public Class DateFunctionInfo
   Inherits FarPoint.CalcEngine.FunctionInfo

   Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Name() As String
   Get
   Return "DATEIT"
   End Get
   End Property

   Public Overrides ReadOnly Property MinArgs() As Integer
   Get
   Return 1
   End Get
   End Property

   Public Overrides ReadOnly Property MaxArgs() As Integer
   Get
   Return 1
   End Get
   End Property

   Public Overrides Function Evaluate(ByVal args() As Object) As Object
   Dim dt As Date = FarPoint.CalcEngine.CalcConvert.ToDateTime(args(0))
   Return dt
   End Function
End Class

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6, Windows NT 4.0 Server, SP6

Reference

CalcConvert Class
CalcConvert Members