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isDate

Determines whether a string or Java object can be converted to a date/time value.

isDate(Object)

returns boolean

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
Object	any	Yes		A string or variable name

Simple example

To determine whether a string can be converted to a date/time value.

<cfset Date = CreateDate(2012, 12, 12)>
<cfset result = isDate(Date)>
<cfoutput>#result#</cfoutput>

Expected Result: Yes

Simple example

To determine whether a string can be converted to a date/time value.

<cfset result = isDate("Date")>
<cfoutput>#result#</cfoutput>

Expected Result: No

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