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Parse Dates with DataWeave

DataWeave 2.1 is compatible with Mule 4.1. Standard Support for Mule 4.1 ended on November 2, 2020, and this version of Mule will reach its End of Life on November 2, 2022, when Extended Support ends.

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These DataWeave examples define a function (fun) in the DataWeave header to normalize date separators (/, ., and -) within different date formats so that all of them use the same separator (-).

The examples use these functions:

  • replace so that all dates match a single pattern.

  • mapObject to run through the the date elements. The script applies the normalizing function to each date.

  • as (in the second DataWeave script) to change the data type of the values to a Date type with a specific date format.

Example: Returns Dates as String Types

Input
<dates>
  <date>26-JUL-16</date>
  <date>27/JUL/16</date>
  <date>28.JUL.16</date>
</dates>
DataWeave
%dw 2.0
output text/xml
fun normalize(date) date replace "/" with "-" replace "." with "-"
---

dates: (payload.dates mapObject {
    normalized_as_string: normalize($.date)
})
Output (dates are String types)
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='US-ASCII'?>
<dates>
  <normalized_as_string>26-JUL-16</normalized_as_string>
  <normalized_as_string>27-JUL-16</normalized_as_string>
  <normalized_as_string>28-JUL-16</normalized_as_string>
</dates>

Example: Returns Dates as Date Types

Input
<dates>
  <date>26-JUL-16</date>
  <date>27/JUL/16</date>
  <date>28.JUL.16</date>
</dates>
DataWeave
%dw 2.0
output text/xml
fun normalize(date) date replace "/" with "-" replace "." with "-"
---
// Outputs date values as Date types in the specified format
dates: (payload.dates mapObject {
    normalized_as_date: normalize($.date) as Date {format: "d-MMM-yy"}
})
Output (dates are Date types)
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='US-ASCII'?>
<dates>
  <normalized_as_date>2016-07-26</normalized_as_date>
  <normalized_as_date>2016-07-27</normalized_as_date>
  <normalized_as_date>2016-07-28</normalized_as_date>
</dates>

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