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.