Date Intrinsic Functions - Difference Method

Return the difference between 2 dates in days

Member of Date Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.IDateIntrinsics)

Parameters

Name

Type

Data Type

Description

Result

*Result (Optional)

Integer

Resulting number

Object

*Input (Optional)

Date

Date to be compared to

Details

Difference returns the number of days between the subject and object days in days.

Example

This example will return a value of 1.

     #Result := #Tomorrow.Difference(#Today) 

Reversing the parameters results in a negative difference of -1. i.e One day before.

     #Result := #Today.Difference(#Tomorrow)

See also

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