Analytics SAQL Developer Guide

Overview
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SAQL Reference
SAQL Basic Elements
SAQL Operators
SAQL Statements
SAQL Functions
Aggregate Functions
Date Functions
daysBetween()
date_diff()
now()
date()
toDate()
date_to_epoch()
date_to_string()
toString()
Time-Based Filtering
Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
First Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
Last Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
Number of Days in the Month, Quarter, or Year
Date Formats
Time Zone Date Functions
Work with Custom Fiscal Year Data
String Functions
Math Functions
Windowing Functions
coalesce
Query Performance
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toString()

Converts a date to a string.

Syntax

toString(date, formatString)

For the allowed formats, see Date Formats.

This function is identical to date_to_string().

Note

Usage

This function must take a toDate() or now(​) function as its first argument.

Example