Parent page: Service Functions – String / WinRunner

Date to Dictionary

public function str_date_split(in date, inout dtVector[]) {

 delete dtVector[];
 date = str_date_align(date);
 
 dtVector["month"] = substr(date,1,2);
 dtVector["day"] = substr(date,4,2);
 dtVector["year"] = substr(date,7,4);

}

Date comparison

# suppose dates are aligned
# format is mm/dd/yyyy
public function str_date_compare(in date1, in date2) {
 auto dtDate1[], dtDate2[];
 
 if (date1 == date2)
  return(0);
 
 str_date_split(date1, dtDate1);
 str_date_split(date2, dtDate2);

# Year level 
 if (dtDate1["year"] > dtDate2["year"])
  return(1);
 if (dtDate1["year"] < dtDate2["year"])
  return(-1);
  
# Month level  
 if (dtDate1["month"] > dtDate2["month"])
  return(1);
 if (dtDate1["month"] < dtDate2["month"])
  return(-1);

# Day level  
 if (dtDate1["day"] > dtDate2["day"])
  return(1);
 if (dtDate1["day"] < dtDate2["day"])
  return(-1);

 return(0); 
}

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public function str_date_belongs(in date, in date_min, in date_max) {
 auto rc;

 rc = str_date_compare(date_min, date);
 if (rc == 1) return(FALSE);
 
 rc = str_date_compare(date, date_max);
 if (rc == 1) return(FALSE);
 
 return(TRUE);
}