| 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.yyyyand 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
## Not run: date_format(df$t, 'MM/dd/yyy')