Helper.ToDateTimeExceptNull Method

Attempts to coerce a value into a DateTime object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions (in Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToDateTimeExceptNull ( _
    context As WorkflowContext, _
    val As Object _
) As DateTime
'Usage
Dim context As WorkflowContext
Dim val As Object
Dim returnValue As DateTime

returnValue = Helper.ToDateTimeExceptNull(context, _
    val)

public static DateTime ToDateTimeExceptNull(
    WorkflowContext context,
    Object val
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext

  A WorkflowContext object that contains properties that are associated with the active workflow instance.

• val
  Type: System.Object

  A Object.

Return Value

Type: System.DateTime
The instant in time.

Remarks

The valid types that are processed successfully are String, Double, Int32, Int64, and DateTime.

See Also

Reference

Helper Class

Helper Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions Namespace