DateTime.difference

Description

Computes the difference between two dates or datetimes.

Input / Parameter

Name
Description
Input Type
Default
Options
Required

date1

The date to be subtracted from the second date.

Text

-

-

Yes

dateFormat1

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

date2

The date to subtract the first date from.

Text

-

-

Yes

dateFormat2

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

interval

The type of time interval to be used to compute the difference.

Text

Days

Days, Years, Months, Weeks, Hours, Minutes, Seconds

No

Supported date pattern letters

Format
Description

y

Represents the year. Use 'yyyy' to represent the full year, and 'yy' to represent the last two digits of the year.

M

Represents the month. Use 'MM' to represent the month with a leading zero, and 'M' to represent the month without a leading zero. Use 'MMM' to represent the abbreviated name of the month (e.g., Jan, Feb), and 'MMMM' to represent the full name of the month (e.g., January, February).

d

Represents the day of the month. Use 'dd' to represent the day with a leading zero, and 'd' to represent the day without a leading zero.

h

Represents the hour in 12-hour format. Use 'hh' to represent the hour with a leading zero, and 'h' to represent the hour without a leading zero.

H

Represents the hour in 24-hour format. Use 'HH' to represent the hour with a leading zero, and 'H' to represent the hour without a leading zero.

m

Represents the minute. Use 'mm' to represent the minute with a leading zero, and 'm' to represent the minute without a leading zero.

s

Represents the second. Use 'ss' to represent the second with a leading zero, and 's' to represent the second without a leading zero.

S

Represents the millisecond. Use 'SSS' to represent the millisecond with three digits, and 'S' to represent the millisecond with one, two or three digits.

E

Represents the day of the week. Use 'EEE' to represent the abbreviated name of the day (e.g., Mon, Tue), and 'EEEE' to represent the full name of the day (e.g., Monday, Tuesday).

z

Represents the time zone. Use 'z' to represent the time zone abbreviation (e.g., PST, GMT), and 'Z' to represent the time zone offset from GMT (e.g., +0800).

Output

Description
Output Type

Returns the difference in the date or datetime values based on the type of time interval(s) selected.

Number

Callback

N/A

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