IsDate function

Returns True if the expression is a date or is recognizable as a valid date or time; otherwise, it returns False.

Syntax

IsDate(expression)

The required expression argument is a Variant containing a date expression or string expression recognizable as a date or time.

Remarks

In Windows, the range of valid dates is January 1, 100 A.D., through December 31, 9999 A.D.; the ranges vary among operating systems.

Example

This example uses the IsDate function to determine if an expression is recognized as a date or time value.

Dim MyVar, MyCheck
MyVar = "04/28/2014"    ' Assign valid date value.
MyCheck = IsDate(MyVar)    ' Returns True.

MyVar = "April 28, 2014"    ' Assign valid date value.
MyCheck = IsDate(MyVar)    ' Returns True.

MyVar = "13/32/2014"    ' Assign invalid date value.
MyCheck = IsDate(MyVar)    ' Returns False.

MyVar = "04.28.14"    ' Assign valid time value.
MyCheck = IsDate(MyVar)    ' Returns True.

MyVar = "04.28.2014"    ' Assign invalid time value.
MyCheck = IsDate(MyVar)    ' Returns False.

See also

• Functions (Visual Basic for Applications)

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