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Class BirtDuration

The BirtDuration class provides functions to get parts of time periods, or durations, used in XML documents. The durations are specified in the following form:

PnYnMnDTnHnMnS

where:

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nY indicates the number of years
*
nM indicates the number of months
*
nD indicates the number of days
*
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nH indicates the number of hours
*
nM indicates the number of minutes
*
nS indicates the number of seconds

For example, the following value indicates a duration of 2 years, 3 months, and 5 days:

P2Y3M5D

The following value indicates a duration of 10 hours:

PT10H

The BirtDuration class is static. The application cannot create instances of the class.

BirtDuration.add

This function adds two durations together, and returns the sum.

Syntax

string BirtDuration.add(string lexicalDuration1, string lexicalDuration2)

Parameters

lexicalDuration1

String. The first duration to add.

lexicalDuration2

String. The second duration to add.

Returns

String. The sum of the two input durations.

Examples

The following example adds two durations:

BirtDuration.add("P1Y3M", "P13M") // returns P2Y4M

BirtDuration.addTo

This function adds a duration to a specified Date object.

Syntax

Date BirtDuration.add(string lexicalDuration, Date date)

Parameters

lexicalDuration

String. The duration to add.

date

Date object. The date and time to modify.

Returns

Date object. The date advanced by the duration.

Examples

The following example adds one year to today’s date and time:

var today = new Date();
var annualDate = BirtDuration.addTo(today, "P1Y")

BirtDuration.compare

This function tests if a duration is the same, greater than, or less than another duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.compare(string lexicalDuration1, string lexicalDuration2)

Parameters

lexicalDuration1

String. The first duration to use in the comparison.

lexicalDuration2

String. The second duration to use in the comparison.

Returns

Integer. Partial order relation between the two durations. Returns 1 if the first duration is greater, 0 if they are equal and -1 if the second duration is greater.

Examples

The following expressions compare the lengths of specific durations:

BirtDuration.compare("P1Y", "P12M"); // returns 0
BirtDuration.compare( "P3M" , "P100D" ) // returns -1
BirtDuration.compare( "PT25H" , "P1D" ) // returns 1

BirtDuration.day

This function returns the days value of a given duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.day( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration from which to get the days value.

Returns

An integer that represents the days value of the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the day values returned for specific durations:

BirtDuration.day( "P1Y15DT12H" ) // returns 15
BirtDuration.day( "P5Y2M" ) // returns 0

BirtDuration.getSign

This function returns the sign of a duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.getSign( string lexicalDuration )

Parameters

lexicalDuration

String. The duration to analyze.

Returns

Integer. The sign of the duration as a multiplier. Returns 1 for a positive duration, -1 for a negative duration, and 0 for null or 0 value.

Examples

The following expression analyzes the sings of a specific duration:

BirtDuration.getSign("P0Y"); // returns 0
BirtDuration.getSign("-P8Y2M3D"); // returns -1

BirtDuration.hour

This function returns the hours value of a given duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.hour( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration from which to get the hours value.

Returns

An integer that represents the hours value of the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the hour values returned for specific durations:

BirtDuration.hour( "P1Y15DT12H" ) // returns 12
BirtDuration.hour( "P5Y2M" ) // returns 0

BirtDuration.isLongerThan

This function tests if a duration is longer than another duration. Sometimes the order relationship between certain durations cannot be determined, for example, one month (P1M) and 30 days (P30D), or one year (P1Y) and 365 days (P365D). In cases such as these, the function returns false.

Syntax

boolean BirtDuration.isLongerThan( string lexicalDuration1, string lexicalDuration2 )

Parameters

lexicalDuration1

String. The first duration to use in the comparison.

lexicalDuration2

String. The second duration to use in the comparison.

Returns

Boolean. True if the first duration is longer than the second duration; returns false otherwise.

Examples

The following expressions compare the lengths of specific durations:

BirtDuration.isLongerThan( "P1Y3M" , "P13M" ) // returns true
BirtDuration.isLongerThan( "P2M" , "P62D" ) // returns false
BirtDuration.isLongerThan( "PT25H" , "P1D" ) // returns true

BirtDuration.isShorterThan

This function tests if a duration is shorter than another duration. Sometimes the order relationship between certain durations cannot be determined, for example, one month (P1M) and 30 days (P30D), or one year (P1Y) and 365 days (P365D). In cases such as these, the function returns false.

Syntax

boolean BirtDuration.isShorterThan( string lexicalDuration1, string lexicalDuration2 )

Parameters

lexicalDuration1

String. The first duration to use in the comparison.

lexicalDuration2

String. The second duration to use in the comparison.

Returns

Boolean. True if the first duration is shorter than the second duration; returns false otherwise.

Examples

The following expressions compare the lengths of specific durations:

BirtDuration.isShorterThan( "P1Y3M" , "P13M" ) // returns false
BirtDuration.isShorterThan( "P2M" , "P62D" ) // returns false
BirtDuration.isShorterThan( "PT25H" , "P1D" ) // returns false
BirtDuration.isShorterThan( "P27D" , "P1M" ) // returns true

BirtDuration.minute

This function returns the minutes value of a given duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.minute( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration from which to get the minutes value.

Returns

Integer. A number that represents the minutes value of the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the minutes values returned for specific durations:

BirtDuration.minute( "P1Y15DT12H30M45S" ) // returns 30
BirtDuration.minute( "P5Y2M8DT15H" ) // returns 0

BirtDuration.month

This function returns the months value of a given duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.month( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration from which to get the months value.

Returns

Integer. A number that represents the months value of the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the month values returned for specific durations:

BirtDuration.month( "P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S" ) // returns 3
BirtDuration.month( "P5Y8DT15H" ) // returns 0

BirtDuration.multiply

This function returns the product of a duration and a regular number.

Syntax

string BirtDuration.multiply( string lexicalDuration, integer factor )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration to multiply.

factor

Integer. A regular number to multiply.

Returns

String. The product of the input duration and the factor.

Examples

The following examples show the products returned fora specific duration and factor:

BirtDuration.multiply( "P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S", 1)
// returns P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S
BirtDuration.multiply( "P5Y8DT15H", 0) // returns P0Y0DT0H

BirtDuration.negate

This function returns the negative value of a duration.

Syntax

string BirtDuration.negate( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration to negate.

Returns

String. The negative value of the input duration.

Examples

The following examples show the negative result from a specific duration:

BirtDuration.negate( "P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S")
// returns -P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S

BirtDuration.second

This function returns the seconds value of a given duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.second( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration from which to get the seconds value.

Returns

Integer. A number that represents the seconds value of the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the seconds values returned for specific durations:

BirtDuration.second( "P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S" ) // returns 5
BirtDuration.second( "P5Y8DT15H" ) // returns 0

BirtDuration.subtract

This function subtracts a duration from another duration.

Syntax

string BirtDuration.subtract( string lexicalDuration1, string lexicalDuration2 )

Parameters

lexicalDuration1

String. The duration to subtract from.

lexicalDuration2

String. The duration subtracted from lexicalDuration1.

Returns

String. The difference of the two input durations.

Examples

The following example subtracts two durations:

BirtDuration.subtract("P1Y3M", "P13M") // returns P0Y2M

BirtDuration.timeInMills

This function returns the number of milliseconds in a given duration, from a specified start date. The number of milliseconds in a duration can change depending on the start date. For example, a duration of one month can be 28, 29, 30, or 31 days, depending on the start date. If the start date is January 1, the function calculates the milliseconds between January 1 and February 1 (excluding February 1), which equals 2678400000 millseconds or 31 days. If the start date is February 1, 2009 (a leap year), the function calculates the milliseconds between February 1 and March 1, which equals 2505600000 milliseconds or 29 days.

Syntax

Number BirtDuration.timeInMills( string lexicalDuration, Date startDate )

Parameters

lexicalDuration

String. A duration whose length in milliseconds to get.

startDate

Date object. Represents the start date.

Returns

Number object. The number of milliseconds in the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the number of milliseconds returned for specific durations and start dates:

BirtDuration.timeInMills( "P1Y3M10D" , "2009-01-01" ) // returns 40172400000
BirtDuration.timeInMills( "P1Y3M10D" , "2008-01-01" ) // returns 40258800000
BirtDuration.timeInMills( "PT6H45M20S" , "2009-01-01" ) // returns 24320000

BirtDuration.year

This function returns the year value of a given duration.

Syntax

integer BirtDuration.year( string lexicalDuration )

Parameter

lexicalDuration

String. A duration from which to get the year value.

Returns

Integer. A number that represents the year value of the specified duration.

Examples

The following examples show the year values returned for specific durations:

BirtDuration.year( "P1Y3M15DT12H30M45S" ) // returns 1
BirtDuration.year( "P8DT15H" ) // returns 0

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