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DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes

Indicates whether this datetime occurs during the previous number of minutes, as determined by the current date and time on the system. Note that this function will return false when passed a value that occurs within the current minute.

Syntax​

DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes(
    dateTime as any,
    minutes as number
) as logical

Remarks​

Indicates whether the given datetime value dateTime occurs during the previous number of minutes, as determined by the current date and time on the system. Note that this function will return false when passed a value that occurs within the current minute.

  • dateTime: A datetime, or datetimezone value to be evaluated.
  • minutes: The number of minutes.

Examples​

Example #1​

Determine if the minute before the current system time is in the previous two minutes.

DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes(DateTime.FixedLocalNow() - #duration(0, 0, 2, 0), 2)

Result:

true

Category​

DateTime