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Version: 8.1

Range functions

A set of functions establish relationships between single scalar values and ranges of such values. All functions take two arguments and return true if the relationship between the argument holds, or false otherwise.

A scalar value must be of the following type:

  • number
  • date
  • time
  • date-time
  • days-time-duration
  • years-months-duration

range functions overview

before()​

  • parameters:
    • point1, point2: any
    • or range: range, point: any
    • or point: any, range: range
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
before(1, 10)
// true

before(10, 1)
// false

before(1, [2..5])
// true

before([1..5], 10)
// true

before([1..5], [6..10])
// true

before([1..5),[5..10])
// true

after()​

  • parameters:
    • point1, point2: any
    • or range: range, point: any
    • or point: any, range: range
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
after(10, 1)
// true

after(1, 10)
// false

after(12, [2..5])
// true

([1..5], 10)
// false

before([6..10], [1..5])
// true

before([5..10], [1..5))
// true

meets()​

  • parameters:
    • range1: range
    • range2: range
  • result: boolean
meets([1..5], [5..10])
// true

meets([1..3], [4..6])
// false

meets([1..3], [3..5])
// true

meets([1..5], (5..8])
// false

met by()​

  • parameters:
    • range1: range
    • range2: range
  • result: boolean
met by([5..10], [1..5])
// true

met by([3..4], [1..2])
// false

met by([3..5], [1..3])
// true

met by((5..8], [1..5))
// false

met by([5..10], [1..5))
// false

overlaps()​

  • parameters:
    • range1: range
    • range2: range
  • result: boolean
overlaps([5..10], [1..6])
// true

overlaps((3..7], [1..4])
// true

overlaps([1..3], (3..6])
// false

overlaps((5..8], [1..5))
// false

overlaps([4..10], [1..5))
// treu

overlaps before()​

  • parameters:
    • range1: range
    • range2: range
  • result: boolean
overlaps before([1..5], [4..10])
// true

overlaps before([3..4], [1..2])
// false

overlaps before([1..3], (3..5])
// false

overlaps before([1..5), (3..8])
// true

overlaps before([1..5), [5..10])
// false

overlaps after()​

  • parameters:
    • range1: range
    • range2: range
  • result: boolean
overlaps after([4..10], [1..5])
// true

overlaps after([3..4], [1..2])
// false

overlaps after([3..5], [1..3))
// false

overlaps after((5..8], [1..5))
// false

overlaps after([4..10], [1..5))
// true

finishes()​

  • parameters:
    • point: any, range: range
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
finishes(5, [1..5])
// true

finishes(10, [1..7])
// false

finishes([3..5], [1..5])
// true

finishes((1..5], [1..5))
// false

finishes([5..10], [1..10))
// false

finished by()​

  • parameters:
    • range: range, point: any
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
finishes by([5..10], 10)
// true

finishes by([3..4], 2)
// false

finishes by([3..5], [1..5])
// true

finishes by((5..8], [1..5))
// false

finishes by([5..10], (1..10))
// true

includes()​

  • parameters:
    • range: range, point: any
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
includes([5..10], 6)
// true

includes([3..4], 5)
// false

includes([1..10], [4..6])
// true

includes((5..8], [1..5))
// false

includes([1..10], [1..5))
// true

during()​

  • parameters:
    • point: any, range: range
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
during(5, [1..10])
// true

during(12, [1..10])
// false

during(1, (1..10])
// false

during([4..6], [1..10))
// true

during((1..5], (1..10])
// true

starts()​

  • parameters:
    • point: any, range: range
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
starts(1, [1..5])
// true

starts(1, (1..8])
// false

starts((1..5], [1..5])
// false

starts([1..10], [1..10])
// true

starts((1..10), (1..10))
// true

started by()​

  • parameters:
    • range: range, point: any
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
started by([1..10], 1)
// true

started by((1..10], 1)
// false

started by([1..10], [1..5])
// true

started by((1..10], [1..5))
// false

started by([1..10], [1..10))
// true

coincides()​

  • parameters:
    • point1, point2: any
    • or range1, range2: range
  • result: boolean
coincides(5, 5)
// true

coincides(3, 4)
// false

coincides([1..5], [1..5])
// true

coincides((1..5], [1..5))
// false

coincides([1..5], [2..6])
// false