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EvaluateDateTime

Returns the datetime offset value of current node.

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myXml.EvaluateDateTime():DateTimeOffset

Returns the datetime offset value of the specified xpath.

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myXml.EvaluateDateTime(xpath: string):DateTimeOffset

Parameters

string xpath
    XPath to evaluate. If not specified current node is used.

Remarks

Difference between $Xml.Evaluate and $Xml.EvaluateDateTime (when both of them are used on a Date Time type of data):
$Xml.EvaluateDateTime returns object as a data type, and it will return NULL when there is no actual value;
$Xml.Evaluate returns string as a data type and it will be empty (but not a NULL) when there is no actual value.
Difference between $Xml.Evaluate and $Xml.EvaluateDateTime (when both of them are used on a Date Time type of data):
$Xml.EvaluateDateTime returns object as a data type, and it will return NULL when there is no actual value;
$Xml.Evaluate returns string as a data type and it will be empty (but not a NULL) when there is no actual value.

Evaluate with an xpath

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

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