date_format {SparkR} | R Documentation |
Converts a date/timestamp/string to a value of string in the format specified by the date format given by the second argument.
## S4 method for signature 'Column,character' date_format(y, x) date_format(y, x)
A pattern could be for instance
dd.MM.yyyy
and could return a string like '18.03.1993'. All
pattern letters of java.text.SimpleDateFormat
can be used.
NOTE: Use when ever possible specialized functions like year
. These benefit from a
specialized implementation.
Other datetime_funcs: add_months
,
add_months
; date_add
,
date_add
; date_sub
,
date_sub
; datediff
,
datediff
; dayofmonth
,
dayofmonth
; dayofyear
,
dayofyear
; from_unixtime
,
from_unixtime
;
from_utc_timestamp
,
from_utc_timestamp
; hour
,
hour
; last_day
,
last_day
; minute
,
minute
; months_between
,
months_between
; month
,
month
; next_day
,
next_day
; quarter
,
quarter
; second
,
second
; to_date
,
to_date
; to_utc_timestamp
,
to_utc_timestamp
;
unix_timestamp
,
unix_timestamp
,
unix_timestamp
,
unix_timestamp
; weekofyear
,
weekofyear
; year
,
year