datetime.add()

Adds units of time to a date.

datetime.add( datePart=string, number=number )

Returns: DateTime

Argument Description
datePart
string, required

one of the following:

  • yyyy: Year
  • q: Quarter
  • m: Month
  • y: Day of year
  • d: Day
  • w: Weekday
  • ww: Week
  • h: Hour
  • n: Minute
  • s: Second
  • l: Millisecond
number
number, required

Number of units of datepart to add to date (positive, to get dates in the future; negative, to get dates in the past). Number must be an integer.

Examples

datetime = now();
	// the below code increments 5 days in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("d", 5));
	// the below code increments 10 milliseconds in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("l", 10));
	// the below code increments 60 seconds in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("s", 60));
	// the below code increments 60 minutes in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("n", 60));
	// the below code increments 2 hours in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("h", 2));
	// the below code increments 1 day in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("d", 1));
	// the below code increments 1 month in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("m", 1));
	// the below code increments 1 year in actual date
	dump(datetime.add("yyyy", 1));

See also