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Function: toDate()

function toDate(entity: unknown): Date;

Defined in: to-date.ts:18

Converts an unknown entity to a Date object.

• If the entity is null or undefined, returns an invalid Date (new Date(Number.NaN)).
• If the entity is already a Date, returns it as is.
• If the entity is a string or number, attempts to create a Date from it.
• Otherwise, converts the entity to a string and creates a Date from that string.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
entity	unknown	The value to convert to a Date.

Returns

Date

A Date object representing the input, or an invalid Date if conversion is not possible.