Functions for calculating the differences between two dates.
millisecondsBetween
- First date Type: DateTime
- Second date Type: DateTime
Output
Returns the difference between the two dates, as a Decimal, measured in milliseconds.
For example:
millisecondsBetween(dateTime(2007, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1), dateTime(2007,1,1,1,1,3))
results in
2000
secondsBetween
- First date Type: DateTime
- Second date Type: DateTime
Output
Returns the difference between the two dates, as a Decimal, measured in seconds.
For example:
secondsBetween(dateTime(2007, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1), dateTime(2007,1,1,1,2,3))
results in
62
minutesBetween
- First date Type: DateTime
- Second date Type: DateTime
Output
Returns the difference between the two dates, as a Decimal, measured in minutes.
For example:
minutesBetween(dateTime(2007, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1), dateTime(2007,1,1,1,1,1))
results in
1
hoursBetween
- First date Type: DateTime
- Second date Type: DateTime
Output
Returns the difference between the two dates, as a Decimal, measured in hours.
For example:
hoursBetween(dateTime(2007, 1, 1, 3, 31, 1), dateTime(2007,1,1,1,1,1))
results in
2.5
daysBetween
- First date Type: DateTime
- Second date Type: DateTime
Output
Returns the difference between the two dates, as a Decimal, measured in days.
For example:
daysBetween(dateTime(2007, 2, 13, 1, 1, 1), dateTime(2007,1,1,1,1,1))
results in
43
weeksBetween
- First date Type: DateTime
- Second date Type: DateTime
Output
Returns the difference between the two dates, as a Decimal, measured in weeks.
For example:
weeksBetween(dateTime(2007, 1, 9, 1, 1, 1), dateTime(2007,1,1,1,1,1))
results in 8 days divided by 7 days in a week:
1.1428571428571428
yearsBetween
For this function call, you need the Java Action YearsBetween from the Community Commons module from the App Store.