update
Description
Allows users to add days, hours, minutes and seconds to a certain date.
Input / Parameter
date
The reference date to be updated.
Text
-
-
Yes
dateFormat
The date and/or time format to use.
Text
yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
yyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss, yyyy-MM-dd, HH:mm:ss, y, M, d, h, H, m, s, S, E, z
No
value
The value to be added to the date.
Number
-
-
Yes
interval
The type of time interval to be added to the date.
Text
Days
Days, Years, Months, Weeks, Hours, Minutes, Seconds
No
Supported date pattern letters
Years:
YYYY: 4-digit year (e.g., 2021)YY: 2-digit year (e.g., 21 for 2021)
Months:
MMMM: Full month name (e.g., January, February)MMM: Short month name (e.g., Jan, Feb)MM: Month as a 2-digit number (01 for January)M: Month as a number (1 for January)
Days:
DD: Day of the month as a 2-digit number (e.g., 09)D: Day of the month as a number (e.g., 9)dddd: Full day name (e.g., Monday, Tuesday)ddd: Short day name (e.g., Mon, Tue)
Hours:
HH: Hours (24-hour clock) as a 2-digit numberH: Hours (24-hour clock) as a numberhh: Hours (12-hour clock) as a 2-digit numberh: Hours (12-hour clock) as a number
Minutes:
mm: Minutes as a 2-digit numberm: Minutes as a number
Seconds:
ss: Seconds as a 2-digit numbers: Seconds as a number
AM/PM:
A: AM/PM uppercasea: am/pm lowercase
Time Zone:
Z: UTC offset (e.g., +07:00)ZZ: UTC offset in a compact format (e.g., +0700)
Output
Returns the updated date including the type of time interval(s) selected.
Text
Example
In this example, we will add 1 day to a date and print the updated date in the console.
Step
Drag a
buttoncomponent into the canvas and open theActiontab. Select thepressevent of the button and drag theLog.writefunction to the event flow.Call the function
DateTime.updateinside theLog.writefunction.Sample parameters are shown in the picture below.
Result
The console will print the updated date.
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