Date.From
This topic applies to the Power Query Formula Language which can be used with Power Query and Power BI Desktop to build queries that mashup data. See the list of function categories.
Returns a date value from a value.
Date.From(value as any, optional culture as nullable text) as nullable date
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| value | Value to convert. |
| optional culture | A text value corresponding to the culture values supported on your version of Windows, such as "en-US". If the culture is not specified, the current user culture is used. For a list of culture names, see National Language Support (NLS) API Reference. |
Values of the following types can be converted to a date value:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Returns a Date value from a text value. For more details, see Date.FromText. |
| datetime | The Date component of a value. |
| datetimezone | The Date component of the local date and time equivalent of a value. |
| number | The Date component of the datetime equivalent of the OLE Automation Date of a value. |
| any other type | An Expression.Error is thrown. |
If a value is null, Date.From returns null.
If a value is date, the same value is returned.
Date.From(43910) equals #date(2020,3,20)
Date.From(#datetime(1899, 12, 30, 6, 45, 12)) equals #date(1899,12,30)
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