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category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
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title: parse (dateString)
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## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Parses the input date string and returns a Date object whose format is yyyy-MM-dd. If the date string uses a different date format, use `parse(dateString, dateFormat)` instead.

This function is equivalent to [parseDateString (dateString)](/wcp_docs/opg1526019391075.html).

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`Date`

## <a id="section_njs_xzl_zsb"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
date:parse(dateString)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>dateString</td><td>A date string to parse, typically the value of a <code>date</code> tag.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`date:parse('2021-07-04')`