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This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 2.5.5.| Table plus |
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| applyColStyleToCell | true |
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| heading | 0 |
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| columnTypes | s,s,s,s |
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| multiple | false |
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| columnAttributes | style="background:#e5e7ea;font-weight:bold,,style="background:#e5e7ea;font-weight:bold, |
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| enableSorting | false |
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Syntax | addMonths(date, noMonths) | Package | | Alias | | Pkg Usage | | |
Description
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| Adds a number of months to a specified date, preserving the day of month where possible. |
Adds a number of months to a specified date, preserving the day of month where possible.
Parameters
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| applyColStyleToCell | true |
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| columnTypes | s,s,s,s |
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| heading | 0 |
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| multiple | false |
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| enableSorting | false |
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Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
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date | |
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Date | Yes | Specifies a Date expression. | noMonths |
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Number | Yes | Number of months to add. If given a negative number, will do subtract. |
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Return
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Type
dateDate
Example
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function addMonthsInDesc(date d, int noMonths){
desc += "Date " + d + " + " + noMonths + " months = " + addMonths(d, noMonths) + "\n";
}
desc = "";
addMonthsInDesc("2012-01-31", 1);
addMonthsInDesc("2012-04-30", -2);
addMonthsInDesc("2013-01-31", 1);
addMonthsInDesc("2013-04-30", -2);
addMonthsInDesc("2012-01-31", 12);
addMonthsInDesc("2012-01-31", -1);
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Outputs to description:
Date 2012-01-31 00:00:00 + 1 months = 2012-02-29 00:00:00
Date 2012-04-30 00:00:00 + -2 months = 2012-02-29 00:00:00
Date 2013-01-31 00:00:00 + 1 months = 2013-02-28 00:00:00
Date 2013-04-30 00:00:00 + -2 months = 2013-02-28 00:00:00
Date 2012-01-31 00:00:00 + 12 months = 2013-01-31 00:00:00
Date 2012-01-31 00:00:00 + -1 months = 2011-12-31 00:00:00
See also
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| max | 10025 |
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| showSpace | false |
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| cql | label = "date_routines"routine" and space = currentSpace ( ) |
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| labels | datearray_routines |
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