Date and Time Expressions

Thu Jan 26 2021 11:00:00

While there is no dedicated Date or Time type, the following table describes the several convenience functions for working with Date and Time Strings:

Table 1. Date and Time
Expression	Description
`DateUtcNow(): string`	Returns the current date and time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
`DateUtcAddDay(date: string, daysToAdd: number): string`	Returns the date/time by adding the specified number of days to the provided date/time.
`DateUtcAddHour(date: string, hoursToAdd: number): string`	Returns the date/time by adding the specified number of hours to the provided date/time.
`DateUtcAddMinutes(date: string, minutesToAdd: number): string`	Returns the date/time by adding the specified number of minutes to the provided date/time.
`DateUtcAddSeconds(date: string, secondsToAdd: number): string`	Returns the date/time by adding the specified number of seconds to the provided date/time.
`DateUtcSubDay(date: string, daysToSub: number): string`	Returns the date/time by subtracting the specified number of days from the provided date/time.
`DateUtcSubHour(date: string, hoursToSub: number): string`	Returns the date/time by subtracting the specified number of hours from the provided date/time.
`DateUtcSubMinutes(date: string, minutesToSub: number): string`	Returns the date/time by subtracting the specified number of minutes from the provided date/time.
`DateUtcSubSeconds(date: string, secondsToSub: number): string`	Returns the date/time by subtracting the specified number of seconds from the provided date/time.
`DateDifference(date1: string or number, date2: string or number, duration: string): number`	Returns the difference between the two dates or numbers based on the duration value, where the duration can be any of the following: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years.
`DateGetTime(): number`	Returns the current UTC in milliseconds.
`DateUtc(): string`	Returns the current UTC formatted as a string.
`DateIso(date: string, number or Date): string`	Returns the provided date value formatted as a string in ISO format.

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