parseDateFromString Function

A custom function to parse date from string in FlutterFlow

Date Handling

parseDateFromString - Parse Date from String

Converts a string representation of a date into a DateTime object. If the input is null, empty, or the format is incorrect, it returns the current date and time.

Function Output:

DateTime - The DateTime object parsed from the input string, or the current DateTime if parsing fails.

Function Inputs:

Example Usage:

Scenario: Converting event date strings into DateTime objects for a community event app.

Input: a string representing an event date (e.g., ‘2023-09-21’) Output: the DateTime object representing the event date, or the current date if the input is incorrect

DateTime eventDate = parseDateFromString('2023-09-21');

Result:

"DateTime object for 2023-09-21"

Source Code:

if (input == null || input.isEmpty) { return DateTime.now(); } try { return DateTime.parse(input); } catch (e) { print("Error parsing DateTime: $e"); return DateTime.now(); }

Formatted Function:

```dart DateTime parseDateFromString(String? input) { // Check if input is null or empty if (input == null || input.isEmpty) { // Return the current date if the input is null or empty return DateTime.now(); }

try { // Try parsing the string to a DateTime object return DateTime.parse(input); } catch (e) { // If parsing fails, log the error and return current date print(“Error parsing DateTime: $e”); return DateTime.now(); } }

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## Source Code Image:

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