daysBetween
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Overview
The daysBetween function takes startDateValue and endDateValue as arguments and returns the number of days between them.
Note: The days360() function can also be used as an alternative to perform the same operation since they behave in the same way.
Return Type
- Number
Syntax
<variable> = <startDateValue>.daysBetween( <endDateValue>);
(OR)
<variable> = daysBetween(<startDateValue>,<endDateValue>);
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <variable> | NUMBER | Variable which will contain the number of days between the given start and end dates. |
| <startDateValue> | DATE-TIME | The starting date. |
| <endDateValue> | DATE-TIME | The ending date. |
A runtime error will be encountered if:
- the hour value, or minute value, or second value, is specified in more than 2 digits
- the date value exceeds the number of days in that month.
- an incorrect month value is specified.
- the year value has more than 4 digits.
- Please refer this help document to learn about the supported date-time formats.
Examples
startDate = '1-Jan-2019';
endDate = '31-Dec-2019';
numberOfDays = daysBetween(startDate, endDate); // returns 364
newStartDate = '1-Jan-2020';
newEndDate = '31-Dec-2020';
numOfDays = daysBetween(newStartDate, newEndDate); // returns 365
endDate = '31-Dec-2019';
numberOfDays = daysBetween(startDate, endDate); // returns 364
newStartDate = '1-Jan-2020';
newEndDate = '31-Dec-2020';
numOfDays = daysBetween(newStartDate, newEndDate); // returns 365