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Method that can accept a date as parameter?
I'm trying to write a method that will take a date and give the fiscal year it's in. Here's my code, which compiles:
But when I try to use this Execute Anonymous, I get an error " Line: 2, Column: 16 Unexpected token '('. "
public class dateTest {
public static string giveFY(date givenDate) {
system.debug('givendate is ' + givenDate);
integer currentFiscalOrSchoolYear ;
if (givenDate.Month() >= 7){
currentFiscalOrSchoolYear = givenDate.Year() + 1;
}
else {
currentFiscalOrSchoolYear = givenDate.Year();
}
system.debug('the month of givenDate is: ' + currentFiscalOrSchoolYear);
//Get the last two digits
string fy = (string.valueof(currentFiscalOrSchoolYear).right(2));
system.debug('fy to be returned: ' + fy);
return fy;
}
}
But when I try to use this Execute Anonymous, I get an error " Line: 2, Column: 16 Unexpected token '('. "
system.debug('putting 2018-04-11 into dateTest');
dateTest.giveFY(2018-04-11);
system.debug('FY is: ' + fy);
system.debug('putting 2019-04-11 into dateTest');
dateTest.giveFY(2019-04-11);
system.debug('FY is: ' + fy);
system.debug('putting 2018-04-11 into dateTest'); String dateFY18 = dateTest.giveFY(Date.newinstance(2018, 04, 11)); system.debug('FY is: ' + dateFY18); system.debug('putting 2019-04-11 into dateTest'); String dateFY19 = dateTest.giveFY(Date.newinstance(2019,04,11)); system.debug('FY is: ' + dateFY19);All Answers
system.debug('putting 2018-04-11 into dateTest'); dateTest.giveFY(Date.newinstance(2018, 04, 11);); system.debug('FY is: ' + fy); system.debug('putting 2019-04-11 into dateTest'); dateTest.giveFY(Date.newinstance(2019,04,11)); system.debug('FY is: ' + fy);Meanwhile, a question. I understand what you're doing with the Date.newinstance(). But is there any way to actually just type a data and hand it to a method?
system.debug('putting 2018-04-11 into dateTest'); String dateFY18 = dateTest.giveFY(Date.newinstance(2018, 04, 11)); system.debug('FY is: ' + dateFY18); system.debug('putting 2019-04-11 into dateTest'); String dateFY19 = dateTest.giveFY(Date.newinstance(2019,04,11)); system.debug('FY is: ' + dateFY19);