SqlFunctions.IsDate(String) Method
Definition
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Indicates whether the input value is a valid date or time.
public:
static Nullable<int> IsDate(System::String ^ arg);
[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "ISDATE")]
public static int? IsDate (string arg);
[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "ISDATE")>]
static member IsDate : string -> Nullable<int>
Public Shared Function IsDate (arg As String) As Nullable(Of Integer)
Parameters
- arg
- String
The tested value.
Returns
1 if the input expression is a valid date or time value of datetime or smalldatetime data types; otherwise, 0.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see HOSTNAME (Transact-SQL).