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# ToDate

Converts value to date type

```mathematica
ToDate("Jan 20 23",DateFormatTemplateOption.`shortMonth*dd*yy`) → 2023-01-20
ToDate("10 November",DateFormatTemplateOption.`dd*month`) → 1-11-10
```

#### Inputs

`ToDate(value, format, [location], [replaceInvalidWith])`

* `value` - A value to convert into a date
* `format` - Enum ‘DateFormatTemplateOption’ with the corresponding format of the value, ex. DateFormatTemplateOption.`dd*month`
* `[location]` - **\[optional**: UTC by default\*\*]\*\*
* `[replaceInvalidWith]` - **\[optional**: null by default\*\*]\*\* - invalid values will be replaced with this parameter

#### Description

This function can also convert the DateTime value to Date (truncates Time part).

You have to select the value's actual (not output) format in the second parameter.


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