# Date from Text

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**Block Information**

Available in: Page Flow and Cloud Flow

Toolbox Category: Date/Time

Block Type: [Output](/app-editor/page-flow/block-anatomy.md#output-block)

Output Type: [*object*](/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types.md)
{% endhint %}

The **`Date from Text`** block creates an [*object*](/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types.md) representing the date and time based on a text value and an optional format.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/yGsL8SklahQoe97MLPLL" alt="" width="363"><figcaption><p>Date from Text block</p></figcaption></figure></div>

The block consists of a [Dropdown configuration setting](/app-editor/page-flow/block-anatomy.md#dropdown) with the following options:

* *Now*: Create's the date object with the current date and the current time.
* *Today*:  Create's the date object with the current date and the time set to 12 AM.


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