--- schema_version: "1" id: 7ee0159139bbb8144f8d0c6326d23565b99108dbddba799493abf6780a1cea63 title: Coercions (dw::util::Coercions) collection: mulesoft version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/mulesoft/current/en-us/dataweave/2.11/dw-coercions.md canonical_url: https://docs.mulesoft.com/dataweave/2.11/dw-coercions source_site: docs.mulesoft.com content_type: documentation content_hash: a50c942e1d4662657f5f412d12fc57de8fdbb7bd40645323ffe84652ffe22c49 description: MuleSoft Documentation Site release: "2.11" latest: false --- --- product: DataWeave version: 2.11 --- # Coercions (dw::util::Coercions) > For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt This utility module assists with type coercions. To use this module, you must import it to your DataWeave code, for example, by adding the line `import * from dw::util::Coercions` to the header of your DataWeave script. _Introduced in DataWeave version 2.4.0._ ## Functions

Name	Description
toArray	Splits a `String` value into an `Array` of characters.
toBinary	Transform a `String` value into a `Binary` value using the specified encoding.
toBoolean	Transform a `String` value into a `Boolean` value.
toDate	Transforms a `String` value into a `Date` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toDateOrNull	Transforms a `String` value into a `Date` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toDateTime	Transforms a `String` value into a `DateTime` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toDateTimeOrNull	Transforms a `String` value into a `DateTime` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toLocalDateTime	Transforms a `String` value into a `LocalDateTime` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toLocalDateTimeOrNull	Transforms a `String` value into a `LocalDateTime` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toLocalTime	Transforms a `String` value into a `LocalTime` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toLocalTimeOrNull	Transforms a `String` value into a `LocalTime` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toNumber	Transforms a `String` value into a `Number` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toNumberOrNull	Transforms a `String` value into a `Number` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toPeriod	Transform a `String` value into a `Period` value.
toRegex	Transforms a `String` value into a `Regex` value.
toString	A variant of `toString` that transforms a `Number` value (whole or decimal) into a `String` value and accepts a format, locale, and rounding mode value.
toTime	Transforms a `String` value into a `Time` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toTimeOrNull	Transforms a `String` value into a `Time` value using the first `Formatter` that matches with the given value to transform.
toTimeZone	Transform a `String` value into a `TimeZone` value.
toUri	Transforms a `String` value into a `Uri` value.

## Types - [Coercions Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/dataweave/2.11/dw-coercions-types)