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This class provides methods for performing operations on SimpleDateTime objects, such as instantiating objects, for exampleThe class is used to conduct operations on SimpleDateTime objects, for example, instantiating objects.

You can also use this class to perform calculate, change formats of the date-time operations, such as calculations, formatting or converting between date-time or convert between the formats.

SimpleDateTime(

dateTime)

Adds a specified number of days to the current SimpleDateTime object. The negative value of the parameter will subtract the days.

Use this constructor to instantiate a new SimpleDateTime object with the current or transferred date/time. Specify the date and time value in the UTC timezone.

Parameter(s):

Example:

const nowDateTime = new SimpleDateTime();
//
const registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime(record.registration_datetime);
//
const yearStartDateTimevar simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 0800:00:00");
simple_date_time.addDaysLocalTime(-1)');

You can also use the values in relative format for the SimpleDateTime constructor. All formats are available in the Relative Formats article.

const yesterdayDatetime = new SimpleDateTime('yesterday');
ss.info(simple_date_timeyesterdayDatetime.getValue()); 
// 2018-12-31

addDaysUTC(days)

Adds a specified number of days to the current SimpleDateTime object. The negative value of the parameter will subtract the days.

The method determines UTC date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the days using UTC date and time values.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Info: 2022-02-28 00:00:00  

const tomorrowDatetime = new SimpleDateTime('tomorrow');
ss.info(tomorrowDatetime.getValue());
// Info: 2022-03-02 00:00:00

const yesterdayWorkdayDayStart = new SimpleDateTime('yesterday 06:30');
ss.info(yesterdayWorkdayDayStart.getValue());
// Info: 2022-02-28 06:30:00

const fistDayOfNextMonthStart = new SimpleDateTime('first day of next month 00:00');
ss.info(fistDayOfNextMonthStart.getValue());
// Info: 2022-04-01 00:00:00

const rangeStartDatetime = new SimpleDateTime(`first day of ${monthName}`);
ss.info(rangeStartDatetime .getValue());
// Info: 2022-02-01 00:00:00

const YEAR = 2022;
const MONTH = 2;
const monthDatetime = new SimpleDateTime(`${YEAR}-${String(MONTH).padStart(2, '0')}-02 00:00:00`);
const monthName = monthDatetime.getMonthUTC();
ss.info(monthName);
// Info: February

addDays(days)

This method is used to change the number of days in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds days to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of days

Example:

var simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2019-01-01 08:00:00");
simple_date_time.addDaysUTC(-1)
ss.info(simple_date_time.getValue()); // 2018-12-31 08:00:00

addMonthsLocalTime(months)

Adds a specified number of months to the current SimpleDateTime object. The negative value of the parameter will subtract the months.

The method determines local date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the months using local date and time values.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

var simple_date_timeconst registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:0012:00"10');
simple_date_time.addMonthsLocalTime(1)registrationDateTime.addDays(3);
ss.info(simple_date_timeregistrationDateTime.getValue()); 
//Info: 2019-02-01

01-04 08:12:10

addMonths(months)

Adds a specified This method is used to change the number of months to in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The negative positive value of the parameter will subtract the months.The method determines UTC date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the months using UTC date and time valuesadds months to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of months.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

var simple_date_timeconst registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:0012:00"10');
simple_date_time.addMonthsUTCregistrationDateTime.addMonths(-1);
ss.info(simple_date_timeregistrationDateTime.getValue()); 
//Info: 2018-12-01 08:0012:0010

addSeconds(seconds)

Add a specified This method is used to change the number of seconds to in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds seconds to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of seconds.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

const registrationDateTimevar simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:0012:00"10');
simple_date_time.registrationDateTime.addSeconds(3600);
ss.info(simple_date_timeregistrationDateTime.getValue()); 
//Info: 2019-01-01 09:0012:0010

addWeeks(weeks)

Adds a specified This method is used to change the number of weeks to in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The negative positive value of the parameter will subtract the weeks.The method determines local date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the weeks using local date and time values.adds weeks to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of weeks.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

const registrationDateTimevar simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:0012:00"10');
simple_date_time.addWeeksLocalTime(2)registrationDateTime.addWeeks(1);
ss.info(simple_date_timeregistrationDateTime.getValue()); 
//Info: 2019-01-15

addWeeksUTC(weeks)

08 08:12:10

addYears(years)

This method is used to change the number of years in Adds a specified number of weeks to the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The negative positive value of the parameter will subtract the weeks.The method determines UTC date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the weeks using UTC date and time valuesadds years to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of years.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

const contractStartDateTimevar simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 0800:00:00"');
simple_date_time.addWeeksUTC(-contractStartDateTime.addYears(1);
ss.info(simple_date_timecontractStartDateTime.getValue()); 
//Info: 20182020-1201-2501 0800:00:00

after(

dateTime)

Adds a specified number of years to the current SimpleDateTime object. The negative value of the parameter will subtract the years.

This method allows to compare the date specified by the ‘dateTime‘ parameter with the current date. 

The method returns TRUE, if the current date is after the specified; otherwise returns FALSEThe method determines local date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the years using local date and time values.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

var simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("2019'2018-01-01 0807:0058:00");
simple_date_time.addYearsLocalTime(1)35');
const endDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const isStartAfterThanEnd = startDateTime.after(endDateTime);
ss.info(simple_date_time.getValue()); // 2020-01-01

addYearsUTC(years)

Adds a specified number of years to the current SimpleDateTime object. The negative value of the parameter will subtract the years.

isStartAfterThanEnd);
//Info: false

before(dateTime)

This method allows to compare the date specified by the ‘dateTime‘ parameter with the current date.

The method returns TRUE, if the current date is before the specified; otherwise returns falseThe method determines UTC date and time equivalent to the value saved by the GlideDateTime object, then adds or subtracts the years using UTC date and time values.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

var simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("2019'2018-01-01 0807:0058:00");
simple_date_time.addYearsLocalTime(1)35');
const endDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const isStartBeforeEnd = startDateTime.before(endDateTime);
ss.info(simple_date_time.getValue()); // 2020-01-01

isStartBeforeEnd);
//Info: true

compareTo(dateTime)

This method allows to compare the date specified by the ‘dateTime‘ parameter with the current date.The method returns TRUE, if the current date is after the specified; otherwise returns falsecompares two date and time objects to determine whether they are equal and, if not, the method defines which goes after or before the other.

Parameter(s):

Return:

ExampleExample:

const beginvar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0104-01 08:0015:00"');
var second_simple_date_timeconst end = new SimpleDateTime("2018'2019-0105-01 0801:00:00"');
let result = first_simple_date_time.after(second_simple_date_time);
ss.info(begin.compareTo(end));   // -1
ss.info(end.compareTo(begin));   // 1
ss.info(result)begin.compareTo(begin)); // true0

equals(dateTime)

This method allows to compare the date specified by the ‘dateTime‘ parameter with the current date.The method returns TRUE, if the current date is before the specified; otherwise returns falsecompares a datetime with an existing value to determine whether they are equal or not.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

const firstDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2019'2018-01-01 08:00:00"');
var second_simple_date_timeconst secondDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2018-01-01 08:0015:00"');
letconst resultthirdDateTime = first_simple_date_time.before(second_simple_date_time) new SimpleDateTime('2018-01-01 08:00:00');

ss.info(firstDateTime.equals(secondDateTime));
ss.info(result) // false

compareTo(dateTime)

Compares two date and time objects to determine whether they are equivalent or not.

Parameter(s):

thirdDateTime.equals(firstDateTime));
//Info: false
//Info: true

getDate()

This method returns the date saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
var second_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2018-01-01 08:00:00");
var third_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2018-01-01 08:00:00");

ss.info( first_simple_date_time.compareTo(second_simple_date_time) ); // 1
ss.info( second_simple_date_time.compareTo(first_simple_date_time) ); // -1
ss.info( third_simple_date_time.compareTo(second_simple_date_time ) ); // 0

equals(dateTime)

Compares a datetime with an existing value if they are equal.

Parameter(s):

ss.info(startDateTime.getDate());
//Info: 2019-01-01

getDayOfMonthLocalTime()

This method returns the day of the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfMonthLocalTime());
//Info: 7

getDayOfMonthUTC()

This method returns the day of the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the UTC time zone.

Return:

Example:

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfMonthUTC());
//Info: 7

getDayOfWeekLocalTime()

This method returns the day of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfWeekLocalTime()); // Mon

getDayOfWeekUTC()

This method returns the day of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Example:

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfWeekUTC());
//Info: Mon

getDaysInMonthLocalTime()

This method returns the number of days in the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getDaysInMonthLocalTime());
//Info: 31

getDaysInMonthUTC()

This method returns the number of days in the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2019-01-01 08:00:00");
var second_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2018-01-01 08:00:00");
var third_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2018-01-01 08:00:00");

ss.info( first_simple_date_time.equals(second_simple_date_time) ); // 0
ss.info( third_simple_date_time.equals(second_simple_date_time ) ); // 1

getDate()

Returns the date stored by the GlideDateTime object, showed in the system time zone.

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDatestartDateTime.getDaysInMonthUTC() ); 
// 2019-01-01

getDaysInMonthLocalTime()

Info: 31

getDisplayValue()

This method returns the date and time value in the current user's display format and timezoneReturns the number of days in the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDaysInMonthLocalTime() ); // 31

getDayOfMonthLocalTime()

startDateTime.getDisplayValue()); // current user's timezone is Europe/Moscow
//Info: 2019-01-01 11:00:00 

getErrorMsg()

This method returns the error message if the SimpleDateTime object was incorrectReturns the day of the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01zz-01 08:00:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDayOfMonthLocalTimeerror(startDateTime.getErrorMsg() ); 
//Error: DateTimeZone::getOffset() expects parameter 1

 to be DateTimeInterface, null given

getLocalDate()

Returns the day of the month This method returns the date saved by the SimpleDateTime object , showed in the UTC current user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDayOfMonthUTCstartDateTime.getLocalDate() );

//Info: 2019-01-01

getLocalTime()

Returns the day of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the This method returns the time saved in a SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone .

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
const time = startDateTime.getLocalTime();
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDayOfWeekLocalTime() ); // Tue

getDayOfWeekUTC()

.info( "My local time is " + time.getByFormat('h:i:s'));
//Info: My local time is 02:00:00

getMonthLocalTime()

This method returns the month saved by SimpleDateTime object in the current user's Returns the day of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the system time zone.

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0112-0131 0823:0045:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDayOfWeekUTCstartDateTime.getMonthLocalTime() );

//Info: January

getMonthUTC()

Returns the number of days in This method returns the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object , showed in the system time zone.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0112-0131 0823:0045:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDaysInMonthUTCstartDateTime.getMonthUTC() );

//Info: December

getNumericValue()

Gets the date and time value in the current user's display format and timezoneThis method returns the Unix timestamp, which stores the amount of seconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getDisplayValuestartDateTime.getNumericValue() ) ; //uses current user session time zone

getErrorMsg()

//Info: 1546329600

getTime()

This method returns a SimpleDateTime object that shows the piece of time of the SimpleDateTime objectGets the error message if the SimpleDateTime object was incorrect.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-zz01-01 08:00:00"00');
const time = startDateTime.getTime();
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getErrorMsg() ) ;  //The parsed date or time was invalid!

getLocalDate()

getByFormat('h:i:s'));
//Info: 11:01:00

getValue()

This method returns the date and time value in the internal formatReturns the date stored by the GlideDateTime object, showed in the user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_timeconst startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getLocalDate() )

getLocalTime()

startDateTime.getValue()); // 2019-01-01 08:00:00

getWeekOfYearLocalTime()

This method returns the week's number saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current Returns a SimpleDateTime object that shows the time in the user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2019-01-01 08:00:00");
var time = first_simple_date_time.getLocalTime( SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info( "My local time is " + time.getByFormat('h:m:s') ) ;

getMonthLocalTime()

startDateTime.getWeekOfYearLocalTime());
//Info: 1

getWeekOfYearUTC()

This method returns the number of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system Returns the month saved by SimpleDateTime object, showed in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0112-0131 0823:0045:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getMonthLocalTimestartDateTime.getWeekOfYearUTC() ); 
//Info: January1

getYearLocalTime()

Returns This method returns the month year saved by the SimpleDateTime object , showed in the system in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Example:

var first_simple_date_timeconst holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0112-0131 0823:0045:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getMonthUTCholidayDateTime.getYearLocalTime() );

//Info: 2020

getYearUTC()

Gets the timestamp which stores the amount of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00This method returns the year saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Example:

const holidayDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0112-0131 0823:0045:00"');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getNumericValueinfo(holidayDateTime.getYearUTC() ) ; 
//Info: 15463188002019

isValid()

Returns a SimpleDateTime object that shows the piece of time of the SimpleDateTime objectThis method allows to determine if a specified value is a valid date and time.

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00"');
var time = first_simple_date_time.getTime(startDateTime.setValue('2011-aa-01 00:00:00');
ss.info( timestartDateTime.getByFormat('h:m:s') );

getValue()

isValid());
//Info: false

setValue(dateTime)

This method is intended to define the date and time value

within the

SimpleDateTime object.

Parameter(s):

Example:

var first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2019-01-01 08:00:00");
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getValue() ); //2019-01-01 08:00:00

getWeekOfYearLocalTime()

Return:

Example:

const startDateTimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-01-01 08:00:00");
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getWeekOfYearLocalTime() ); // 1

getWeekOfYearUTC()

Returns the number of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the system time-zone.

Return:

:00:00');
startDateTime.setValue('2020-01-01 12:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2020-01-01 12:00:00

subtract(first, second)

This method returns the amount of time between two SimpleDateTime values. Also, it can subtract the amount of time from the current SimpleDateTime object.

Parameter(s):

Return:

Example:

const startDatetimevar first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0111-0108 0820:00:00");');
const endDatetime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-11-08 20:06:28');
const diffDuration = new SimpleDateTime().subtract(startDatetime, endDatetime); 
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getWeekOfYearUTCdiffDuration.getDurationSeconds() );

getYearLocalTime()

Returns the year saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the user's time zone.

Return:

// Info: 388

Same example without using of the subtract:

const startDatetime

Example:

var first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("'2019-0111-0108 0820:00:00"');
const endDatetime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-11-08 20:06:28');
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getYearLocalTime()

getYearLocalUTC()

Returns the year saved by the SimpleDateTime object, showed in the system zone.

Return:

const diffSeconds = endDatetime.getNumericValue() - startDatetime.getNumericValue(); 
ss.info(diffSeconds);
// Info: 388

const datetime

Example:

var first_simple_date_time = new SimpleDateTime("2019'2020-0108-0128 0809:00:00");
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.getYearUTC() );

isValid()

This method allows to determine if a specified value is a valid date and time. 

Return:

');
datetime.subtract(3600);
ss.info(datetime.getValue());
//Info: 2020-08-28 08:00:00

Same example without using of the subtract

:

var first_simple_date_timeconst datetime = new SimpleDateTime("2019'2020-0108-0128 0809:00:00"');
first_simple_date_time.setDisplayValue("2011-aa-01 00:00:00"datetime.addSeconds(-3600);
ss.info( first_simple_date_time.isValiddatetime.getValue() ) ;  
// falseInfo: 2020-08-28 08:00:00