to_date

Converts "expression1" to a date value as specified by the format "string_expression2". The first argument "expression1" may be of type string or numeric.

Syntax

to_date ( expression1 , string_expression2 )

Example

to_date ( '2013-02-27' , 'YYYY-MM-DD' )

Result

Returns date with value '2013-02-27'.