Helper.ToDateTime method

Converts a specified value into an equivalent DateTime value.

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

Syntax

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

returnValue = Helper.ToDateTime(context, _
    val)

public static DateTime ToDateTime(
    WorkflowContext context,
    Object val
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext

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

• val
  Type: System.Object

  A value to be converted.

Return value

Type: System.DateTime
The date and time that is converted from val.

Remarks

This method converts val into an equivalent DateTime value.

This method returns midnight 1/1/1900 if val is null .

See also

Reference

Helper class

Helper members

Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions namespace