TimeSubtract

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TimeSubtract( base, offset, unit )
TimeSubtract( base, offset, unit )
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TimeSubtract( base, offset, unit )

Description

The TimeSubtract function decreases a base Timestamp or Date by subtracting the offset in units.

Parameters

Argument Type Definition and Requirements

base

A timestamp or date to subtract from. base must match the type of unit.

offset

The number of units to subtract from base.

unit

The offset's unit.

When base is a Date, unit must be one of day or days.

When base is a Timestamp, unit must be one of:

  • day, or days

  • half day, or half days

  • hour, or hours

  • minute, or minutes

  • second, or seconds

  • millisecond, or milliseconds

  • microsecond, or microseconds

  • nanosecond, or nanoseconds

Returns

When base is a Date, a new Date which represents base with offset units subtracted from it.

When base is a Timestamp, a new Timestamp which represents base with offset units subtracted from it.

Examples

The following query subtracts 1 second from 1 day after Unix epoch:

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System.out.println(
    client.query(
        TimeSubtract(Epoch(1, "day"), 1, "second")
    ).get());
1970-01-01T23:59:59Z
client.query(
  q.TimeSubtract(q.Epoch(1, 'day'), 1, 'second')
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
Time("1970-01-01T23:59:59Z")
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println(Await.result(
  client.query(
    TimeSubtract(Epoch(1, "day"), 1, "second")
  ),
  5.seconds
))
1970-01-01T23:59:59Z

The following query returns a Timestamp 5 seconds in the past before now:

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System.out.println(
    client.query(
        Arr(
            Now(),
            TimeSubtract(Now(), 5, "seconds")
        )
    ).get());
[2019-10-22T16:45:19.223863Z, 2019-10-22T16:45:14.223863Z]
client.query([
  q.Now(),
  q.TimeSubtract(q.Now(), 5, 'seconds'),
])
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
[ Time("2019-10-22T16:45:19.755048Z"),
  Time("2019-10-22T16:45:14.755048Z") ]
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println(Await.result(
  client.query(
    Arr(
      Now(),
      TimeSubtract(Now(), 5, "seconds")
    )
  ),
  5.seconds
))
[2019-10-22T16:45:19.223863Z, 2019-10-22T16:45:14.223863Z]

The following query returns a Date 1 day before 2019-11-26:

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System.out.println(
    client.query(
        TimeSubtract(Date("2019-11-26"), 1, "day")
    ).get());
2019-11-25
client.query(
  q.TimeSubtract(q.Date('2019-11-26'), 1, 'day')
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
Date("2019-11-25")
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println(Await.result(
  client.query(
    TimeSubtract(Date("2019-11-26"), 1, "day")
  ),
  5.seconds
))
2019-11-25

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