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How to calculate the time between two DateTimes?
You can use the getTime method to get the milliseconds between them and then convert to whatever unit you need:
Long dt1Long = DateTime.now().addDays(-1).getTime();
Long dt2Long = DateTime.now()....
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Convert DateTime to Date
Datetime objects have this date method:
date()
Returns the Date component of a Datetime in the local time zone of the
context user.
so your code can use it like this:
Datetime dt = (Datetime) ...
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How to set a Date in apex test class?
You can do this using Apex' Date class:
acc.effectiveDate__c = Date.newInstance(2016, 12, 9);
For more information check out the documentation: Apex Developer Guide - Date Class
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System vs Date/DateTime class
They give you the same data. Their descriptions are almost verbatim as well:
System.now()
Returns the current date and time in the GMT time zone.
Datetime.now()
Returns the current Datetime based on ...
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JSON: Cannot deserialize instance of date from VALUE_STRING
Three problems here:
(a) Date receiving DateTime value.
The value should be "YYYY-MM-DD" only.
(b) Decimal receiving String value.
The value should not be in quotes.
(c) You must not have a ...
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DateTime.format() unexpected behavior
Actually... the datetime format is right.
The capital Y merge field is the WEEK YEAR - which from the 27th December 2015 is IN 2016!
The lower case y merge field is the CALENDAR YEAR - which will be ...
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How To Format Datetime like 2017-01-10T14:53:55.000+0000?
Using the example given in the DateTime class and calling the formatGMT(string) method with a formatting string found in the Java SimpleDateFormat examples:
DateTime myDateTime = DateTime.newInstance(...
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System.TypeException: Invalid date/time: 2019-01-03T00:26:01.711-02:00
To parse DateTimes in this ISO format, you need to use JSON deserialization.
String data = '2019-01-03T00:26:01.711-02:00';
Datetime dt = (DateTime)JSON.deserialize('"' + data + '"', DateTime.class);
...
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Datetime.now.getTime() not returning correct value
The timestamp that salesforce returns are the number of millisecons from January 1 1970, not the number of seconds.
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DateTime.day() returning inconsistent value when created from system.today()
The problem was with initializing the DateTime variable by casting from a Date. As the Date had no Timezone information, the resulting DateTime was created at UTC+0. For Pacific Standard Time at the ...
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How to convert GMT to locale dateTime?
Your question is not very clear to me, but my two possible interpretations are you want to format the current Datetime according to your locale, or you want to adjust the System.now() result to ...
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System vs Date/DateTime class
Historically, only the System methods were originally available (System.now and System.today). The newer methods were added later, presumably because people felt it was logical that you'd find the ...
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Parse date time string to Apex DateTime
JSON.deserialize('"2018-10-01T00:00:00Z"', DateTime.class);
Note the extra set of double quotes - they allow the JSON parser to interpret that value.
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Is there a default TimeZone in which Date fields are stored in Salesforce?
I know this question is very old, but it comes up as one of the top results on google for Salesforce date timezone questions.
DateTime fields store the time information in UTC and display the ...
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Convert Datetime to string in GMT format?
Use DateTime's formatGMT to format the time according to your specs in GMT.
String formatedDt = dt.formatGMT('yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH:mm:ss\'Z\'');
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Process Builder - Add Minutes,Hours to Event End Date
Use the Formula like
Now() + (60/24/60)
Give your required minutes in first 60.
If you want for 10 minutes to be added, Give like
Now() + (10/24/60)
Then you will get the 60 minutes added to the ...
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What's the correct format to set a default value to a DateTime aura:attribute?
Very interesting question.
I did some research on it and found this gitHub repository, someone has tried to play with default values of all kinds of basic types.
Scene 1:
Simply putting the below ...
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How can I get my correct current local time?
This code will get you the local time for the logged in user, by leveraging the timezone offset to subtract/add from GMT. It's even smart enough to account for Daylight Saving.
TimeZone tz = UserInfo....
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JSON.serialize is mucking with my datetime objects. How do I fix this?
I think the time wasn't in the correct format
DateTime testDate = DateTime.now();
System.assertEquals('"' + testDate.formatGMT('yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH:mm:ss.SSS\'Z\'' + '"'), JSON.serialize(testDate));...
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Clarification about Timezone Conversion in DateTime
As a baseline Salesforce.com stores all data in the service as UTC.
There are a couple of ways to get to data ..
REST API - When you use the REST API Salesforce returns UTC
SOAP API- When you use ...
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DateTime.Format() Documentation example causes exception
Attribution
Use:
system.debug(Datetime.now().formatGMT('yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH:mm:ss.SSS\'Z\''));
The esteemed Mr Ballinger also recommends the following, but it is wrapped in double quotes and slower, ...
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Deserializing a string from JSON to DateTime in Apex yields "Invalid format" error
You must use an ISO 8601 date, specifically something like:
2016-10-30T15:27:02.000Z
Which is October 30th, 2016, at 3:27 pm (+2 seconds) in Greenwich Mean Time.
To parse dates in the user's locale,...
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Illegal assignment from Datetime to Date
You can get the Date value from a Datetime instance by calling the date() method:
obj2.Date__c = obj1.CreatedDate.date();
If you're calling this method on a Datetime instance where you are not sure ...
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How to change date format depends on user locale?
There is a Date method for that:
format()
Returns the Date as a string using the locale of the context user
Here are what those formats would look like:
LocaleSidKey toLabel(LocaleSidKey) ...
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What are the minimum and maximum valid dates in Salesforce?
Initially I have found an answer here, but the link provided in that answer, was broken.
Finally found a corresponding valid link in the documentation
Minimum and Maximum Dates
Only dates ...
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Create a new date
This looks like poor error reporting by the compiler; the signature required is:
DateTime.newInstance(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer)
so your local variables need to change to ...
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How to calculate the time between two DateTimes?
I know this is kind of late, but I had a similar need for elapsed time which may help in your case.
So I created the following utility:
public static Time GetElapsedTime(Time startTime, Time endTime)...
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What is the purpose of Datetime.dateGmt() function?
First, I need to correct your question. There is no Date.DateGMT() function; the Date class has no member DateGMT. I believe you meant DateTime.DateGMT.
From Apex Code Developer's Guide's Primitive ...
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24 hours format from date/time field
You'll want to change your formula to look like:
"Date/time field".format('kk:mm:ss');
See the Java Simple Date Time Format Page for more.
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Datetime to Date to String
If you want to specify a particular format (not just the default for your locale), leave it as Datetime. That type has a format method signature which accepts a String. You can supply any supported ...
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