FHIRPath Function: toDate

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Summary

• Category: Conversion
• Section: 5.5.4.2
• Return Type: Date
• Empty Input Result: empty
• Errors on Multiple Input: true

Description

If the input collection contains a single item, this function will return a single date if the item is a Date, a DateTime, or a String convertible to a Date.

Arguments

• format (optional): String - Optional format template for parsing string input (STU). Uses date/datetime format codes when provided instead of the default format.

Type Mapping

• Date-Date
• DateTime-Date
• String-Date

Example

'2022-01-01'.toDate() // returns @2022-01-01