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ee.Algorithms.Date
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Creates a Date.
| Usage | Returns | ee.Algorithms.Date(value, timeZone) | Date |
| Argument | Type | Details | value | Object | A number (interpreted as milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z), or string such as '1996-01-01' or '1996-001' or '1996-01-01T08:00'. |
timeZone | String, default: null | The time zone (e.g., 'America/Los_Angeles'); defaults to UTC. |
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Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC.
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