SqlFunctions.IsDate Method (String)

 

Indicates whether the input value is a valid date or time.

Namespace:   System.Data.Entity.SqlServer
Assembly:  EntityFramework.SqlServer (in EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll)

[DbFunctionAttribute("SqlServer", "ISDATE")]
[SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", 
	MessageId = "arg")]
public static Nullable<int> IsDate(
	string arg
)

Parameters

arg
Type: System.String

The tested value.

Return Value

Type: System.Nullable<Int32>

1 if the input expression is a valid date or time value of datetime or smalldatetime data types; otherwise, 0.