Description

The CompareDateGen Generator compares two dates using [EQ, NE, LT, LTE, GT, or GTE] and returns a Boolean result. 

Parameters

The following parameters may be configured for the CompareDateGen Generator. Items with an asterisk* are required. 

• dateFormat* - Defines the date format to be parsed.
  
  
• operator* - Defines the type of compare operation that will be taken on the two strings.
  • EQ - Equal To
  • NE - Not Equal To
  • LT - Less Than
  • GT - Greater Than
  • LTE - Less Than or Equal To
  • GTE - Greater Than or Equal To
    
    
• value1* - Defines the first date string to compare.
  
  
• value2* - Defines the second date string to compare.
  
  

Example: Compare Two Dates using the Less Than Operator

For this example, two FlexibleDateRangeGen Generators have been added as Linked Generators and will generate the dates that will be compared. 

date1

date2

Note: Please note that Attributes may also be referenced for the value1 and value2 Parameters. This example uses Linked Generators to provide a simple use case. 

The CompareDateGen Generator references the two FlexibleDateRangeGen Generators: 

Sample Output

For this example, a boolean value of "true" will be generated each time date1 is less than or equal to date2. A boolean value of "false" will be generated when date1 is greater than date2.