### CDate

Basic and Crystal syntax.

The DateValue and Date functions are equivalent to CDate. However, Date can only be used in Crystal syntax since it is a type name in Basic syntax.

##### Overloads

- CDate (number)
- CDate (string)
- CDate (dateTime)
- CDate (YYYY, MM, DD)

##### Arguments

CDate (number) | Number is a value representing the number of days starting from December 30, 1899. It can be positive or negative, and is truncated if fractional.
CDate (string) | string is a text string representing a date, example: "September 20, 1999"; many formats are supported for the string
CDate (dateTime) | dateTime is a DateTime value.
CDate (YY,MM,DD) | year is a whole number representing a year, example: 1996. month is a whole number representing a month, example: 12 for December. day is a whole number representing a day of the month, example: 05.

##### Returns

Date value

##### Action

CDate (number) converts and returns a Date given a number which is the number of days starting from December 30, 1899.

CDate (string) converts and returns a Date given a string.

CDate (dateTime) converts and returns a Date given a DateTime value.

CDate (YYYY, MM, DD) uses the given arguments to create a Date value.

##### Examples

The following examples are applicable to both Basic and Crystal syntax:

`CDate ("Dec. 31, 1999")`

Returns the Date value for Dec. 31, 1999.

`CDate (50)`

Returns the Date value for February 18, 1900.

`CDate (#Oct. 20, 1999 12:02pm#)`

Returns the Date value for October 20, 1999.

`CDate (1930, 7, 30)`

Returns the Date value for July 30, 1930.

##### Comments

You can use the IsDate function to check if a String argument can be converted to a Date before doing the actual conversion. That way, if the conversion cannot be done, you can handle the situation appropriately.

###### Related topics

DateSerial (year, month, day)

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