addDay()
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Overview
The addDay() function takes dateTimeValue and numberOfDays as arguments. It returns the dateTimeValue after adding the specified number of days to it.
The date-time value will be returned in the format specified in Application Settings.
Return Type
- Date-Time
Syntax
(OR)
Parameter | Description | Data type |
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<variable> | Variable which will contain the returned date-time value. | NUMBER |
<dateTimeValue> | The date-time value to which the specified number of days will be added. The date-time value can be specified without a time value, in which case 00:00:00 will be taken as the default time value. If the hour value is specified as 24 or more, the date-time value be reset to 00:00:00. If the minutes value is specified as 60 or more, the mm:ss value will be reset to 00:00, if the seconds value is specified as 60 or more, the ss value will be reset to 00. A runtime error will be encountered if:
Refer this help document to learn about the supported date-time formats. | DATE-TIME |
<numberOfDays> | The number of years to be added to dateTimeValue. A negative number will subtract the specified number of days from dateTimeValue. | NUMBER |
Examples
currentDateTime = '01-Jan-2019 15:00:00';
newDate = currentDate.addDay(11); // returns '12-Jan-2019 00:00:00'
newDateTime = currentDateTime.addDay(40); // returns '10-Feb-2019 15:00:00'