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EvaluateDateTime

Returns the date-time offset value of the current node.

myXml.EvaluateDateTime():( DateTimeOffset | "null" )

Returns the date-time offset value of the node selected by the specified XPath expression.

myXml.EvaluateDateTime(xpath: string):( DateTimeOffset | "null" )

Parameters

string xpath
    The XPath expression to evaluate. If not specified, the current node is used.

Returns

The date-time offset value of the selected node.

Remarks

The difference between $Xml.Evaluate and $Xml.EvaluateDateTime when both are used on a date-time value is: - $Xml.EvaluateDateTime returns an object and returns NULL when there is no actual value; - $Xml.Evaluate returns a string and returns an empty value (but not NULL) when there is no actual value. The difference between $Xml.Evaluate and $Xml.EvaluateDateTime when both are used on a date-time value is: - $Xml.EvaluateDateTime returns an object and returns NULL when there is no actual value; - $Xml.Evaluate returns a string and returns an empty value (but not NULL) when there is no actual value.

Read a date-time value from a selected node

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var createdAt = $Xml.EvaluateDateTime('//Customer/CreateDate');

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