Date extraction

Extracts a date from a string type

Category: General

Parameter:

Date format

Description: For example "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" (see http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html)
Occurrence: 1..1

Source:

- Description: The source property of which to extract the date
- Occurrence: 1..1

Target:

- Description: The property that will have a date assigned
- Occurrence: 1..1

Function ID: eu.esdihumboldt.cst.functions.string.dateextraction

General explanation

The date extraction function enables users to extract a date from a string type in the source data and assign the value to the target attribute.

The date format must be specified by the user to achieve the correct result. In the example below the date is specified by month (MM), day of month (dd) and year (yyyy).