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Short description

Returns any given date in text form. 

Output




Returns any given date in text form. 


dateTimeToString(timestamp, timeZone, language) #Output: Text



Parser ExpressionDescription


dateTimeToString({issue.created}, LOCAL, USER_LANG)


This function will take the timestamp (date-time in milliseconds) and translates it to a user friendly text, displayed in the entered language's format.



Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
timestamp

The parameter must be valid timestamp. Usually this value is retrieved from a field (e.g. due date, created date).
timeZone

The time zone used for the translation. 

language

  • Christian Czaia do we already have some explanation for the language parameter?



The function returns a .

This function is useful in the Update Field Action to represent as a text the result of a time expression.





Returns any given date in text form with a custom format according to the date time pattern.


 dateTimeToString(timestamp, dateTimePattern, language) #Output: Text



Parser expressionDescription


dateTimeToString({issue.created}, "yyyy.MM.dd 'at' HH:mm:ss", USER_LANG)


This function takes the issue's creation date (in milliseconds) and translates it to a text by using the given date time pattern.



Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
timestamp

The parameter must be valid timestamp. Usually this value is retrieved from a field (e.g. due date, created date).
dateTimePattern

A date time pattern in text form according to the Java Date time pattern.

language




The function returns a .

This function is useful in the Update Field Action to represent as a text the result of a time expression.





Returns any given date in text form with a custom format according to the date time pattern. Additionally you can specify a time zone.


 dateTimeToString(timestamp, dateTimePattern, timeZone, language) #Output: Text



Parser expressionDescription


dateTimeToString(0, "yyyy.MM.dd 'at' HH:mm:ss", GMT, USER_LANG)


The function will return a : "1970.01.01 at 00:00:00"


dateTimeToString(0, "yyyy.MM.dd 'at' HH:mm:ss", MST, USER_LANG)


The function will return a : "1969.12.31 at 17:00:00"



Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
timestamp

The parameter must be valid timestamp. Usually this value is retrieved from a field (e.g. due date, created date).
dateTimePattern

A date time pattern in text form according to the Java Date time pattern.
timeZone

The time zone used for the calculation. 

language




The function returns a .

This function is useful in the Update Field Action to represent as a text the result of a time expression.