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tntpr (version 1.2.1)

parse_date: Attempt to parse a date with common formats

Description

Helper function for date_to_sy. Returns a date object as is, or noisily attempts to parse a string in the form YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY. If the date cannot be parsed, throws an error.

Usage

parse_date(date)

Value

a Date vector, the same length as `date`

Arguments

date

a character or Date vector to parse