Function

Description

Example

Avg(Value)

Evaluates the average of the values in the collection.

[Products].Avg([UnitPrice])

Count()

Returns the number of objects in a collection.

[Products].Count()

Exists()

Determines whether the object exists in the collection.

[Categories][[CategoryID] == 7].Exists()

Max(Value)

Returns the maximum expression value in a collection.

[Products].Max([UnitPrice])

Min(Value)

Returns the minimum expression value in a collection.

[Products].Min([UnitPrice])

Single()

Returns an object if it is the only element in a collection.

[Accounts].Single() is not null

Single(Expression)

You can pass an expression as a parameter: [Collection][Condition].Single(Expression). This function returns the Expression if the Collection contains only one object that meets the specified Condition (optional).

[Collection].Single([Property1]) - returns the found object's property value.

Sum(Value)

Returns the sum of all expression values in the collection.

[Products].Sum([UnitsInStock])

Function

Description

Example

AddDays(DateTime, DaysCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of days from the specified DateTime.

AddDays([OrderDate], 30)

AddHours(DateTime, HoursCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of hours from the specified DateTime.

AddHours([StartTime], 2)

AddMilliSeconds(DateTime, MilliSecondsCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of milliseconds from the specified DateTime.

AddMilliSeconds(([StartTime], 5000))

AddMinutes(DateTime, MinutesCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of minutes from the specified DateTime.

AddMinutes([StartTime], 30)

AddMonths(DateTime, MonthsCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of months from the specified DateTime.

AddMonths([OrderDate], 1)

AddSeconds(DateTime, SecondsCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of seconds from the specified DateTime.

AddSeconds([StartTime], 60)

AddTicks(DateTime, TicksCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of ticks from the specified DateTime.

AddTicks([StartTime], 5000)

AddTimeSpan(DateTime, TimeSpan)

Returns a date-time value that is from the specified DateTime for the given TimeSpan.

AddTimeSpan([StartTime], [Duration])

AddYears(DateTime, YearsCount)

Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of years from the specified DateTime.

AddYears([EndDate], -1)

DateDiffDay(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of day boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffDay([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffHour(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of hour boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffHour([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffMilliSecond(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of millisecond boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffMilliSecond([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffMinute(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of minute boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffMinute([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffMonth(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of month boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffMonth([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffSecond(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of second boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffSecond([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffTick(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of tick boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffTick([StartTime], Now())

DateDiffYear(startDate, endDate)

Returns the number of year boundaries between two non-nullable dates.

DateDiffYear([StartTime], Now())

GetDate(DateTime)

Extracts a date from the defined DateTime.

GetDate([OrderDateTime])

GetDay(DateTime)

Extracts a day from the defined DateTime.

GetDay([OrderDate])

GetDayOfWeek(DateTime)

Extracts a day of the week from the defined DateTime.

GetDayOfWeek([OrderDate])

GetDayOfYear(DateTime)

Extracts a day of the year from the defined DateTime.

GetDayOfYear([OrderDate])

GetHour(DateTime)

Extracts an hour from the defined DateTime.

GetHour([StartTime])

GetMilliSecond(DateTime)

Extracts milliseconds from the defined DateTime.

GetMilliSecond([StartTime])

GetMinute(DateTime)

Extracts minutes from the defined DateTime.

GetMinute([StartTime])

GetMonth(DateTime)

Extracts a month from the defined DateTime.

GetMonth([StartTime])

GetSecond(DateTime)

Extracts seconds from the defined DateTime.

GetSecond([StartTime])

GetTimeOfDay(DateTime)

Extracts the time of day from the defined DateTime in ticks.

GetTimeOfDay([StartTime])

GetYear(DateTime)

Extracts a year from the defined DateTime.

GetYear([StartTime])

IsApril(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within April.

IsApril([OrderDate])

IsAugust(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within August.

IsAugust([OrderDate])

IsDecember(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within December.

IsDecember([OrderDate])

IsFebruary(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within February.

IsFebruary([OrderDate])

IsJanuary(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within January.

IsJanuary([OrderDate])

IsJuly(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within July.

IsJuly([OrderDate])

IsJune(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within June.

IsJune([OrderDate])

IsLastMonth(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the previous month.

IsLastMonth([OrderDate])

IsLastYear(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the previous year.

IsLastYear([OrderDate])

IsMarch(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within March.

IsMarch([OrderDate])

IsMay(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within May.

IsMay([OrderDate])

IsNextMonth(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the next month.

IsNextMonth([OrderDate])

IsNextYear(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the next year.

IsNextYear([OrderDate])

IsNovember(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within November.

IsNovember([OrderDate])

IsOctober(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within October.

IsOctober([OrderDate])

IsSameDay(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date/time values fall within the same day.

IsSameDay([OrderDate])

IsSeptember(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within September.

IsSeptember([OrderDate])

IsThisMonth(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the current month.

IsThisMonth([OrderDate])

IsThisWeek(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the current week.

IsThisWeek([OrderDate])

IsYearToDate(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the year-to-date period. This period starts from the first day of the current year and continues to the current date (including the current date).

IsYearToDate([OrderDate])

IsThisYear(DateTime)

Returns True if the specified date falls within the current year.

IsThisYear([OrderDate])

LocalDateTimeDayAfterTomorrow()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the day after Tomorrow.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeDayAfterTomorrow(), 5)

LocalDateTimeLastMonth()

Returns a DateTime value corresponding to the first day of the previous month.

AddMonths(LocalDateTimeLastMonth(), 5)

LocalDateTimeLastWeek()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the previous week.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeLastWeek(), 5)

LocalDateTimeLastYear()

Returns a DateTime value corresponding to the first day of the previous year.

AddYears(LocalDateTimeLastYear(), 5)

LocalDateTimeNextMonth()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the next month.

AddMonths(LocalDateTimeNextMonth(), 5)

LocalDateTimeNextWeek()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the following week.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeNextWeek(), 5)

LocalDateTimeNextYear()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the following year.

AddYears(LocalDateTimeNextYear(), 5)

LocalDateTimeNow()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the current moment in time.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeNow(), 5)

LocalDateTimeThisMonth()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the current month.

AddMonths(LocalDateTimeThisMonth(), 5)

LocalDateTimeThisWeek()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the current week.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeThisWeek(), 5)

LocalDateTimeThisYear()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to the first day of the current year.

AddYears(LocalDateTimeThisYear(), 5)

LocalDateTimeToday()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to Today.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeToday(), 5)

LocalDateTimeTomorrow()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to Tomorrow.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeTomorrow(), 5)

LocalDateTimeTwoMonthsAway()

Returns a DateTime value corresponding to the first day of the following month.

AddMonths(LocalDateTimeTwoMonthAway(), 5)

LocalDateTimeTwoWeeksAway()

Returns a DateTime value corresponding to the first day of the following week.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeTwoWeeksAway(), 5)

LocalDateTimeTwoYearsAway()

Returns a DateTime value corresponding to the first day of the following year.

AddYears(LocalDateTimeTwoYearsAway(), 5)

LocalDateTimeYearBeforeToday()

Returns a DateTime value corresponding to the same date one year ago.

AddYears(LocalDateTimeYearBeforeToday(), 5)

LocalDateTimeYesterday()

Returns a date-time value corresponding to Yesterday.

AddDays(LocalDateTimeYesterday(), 5)

Now()

Returns the current system date and time.

AddDays(Now(), 5)

Today()

Returns the current date. Regardless of the actual time, this function returns midnight of the current date.

AddMonths(Today(), 1)

UtcNow()

Returns the current system date and time, expressed as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

AddDays(UtcNow(), 7)

Function

Description

Example

Abs(Value)

Returns the given numeric expression's absolute, positive value.

Abs(1 - [Discount])

Acos(Value)

Returns a number's arccosine (the angle in radians, whose cosine is the given float expression).

Acos([Value])

Asin(Value)

Returns a number's arcsine (the angle in radians, whose sine is the given float expression).

Asin([Value])

Atn(Value)

Returns a number's arctangent (the angle in radians, whose tangent is the given float expression).

Atn([Value])

Atn2(Value1, Value2)

Returns the angle whose tangent is the quotient of two specified numbers in radians.

Atn2([Value1], [Value2])

BigMul(Value1, Value2)

Returns an Int64 containing the full product of two specified 32-bit numbers.

BigMul([Amount], [Quantity])

Ceiling(Value)

Returns the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to the numeric expression.

Ceiling([Value])

Cos(Value)

Returns the angle's cosine, in radians.

Cos([Value])

Cosh(Value)

Returns the angle's hyperbolic cosine, in radians.

Cosh([Value])

Exp(Value)

Returns the float expression's exponential value.

Exp([Value])

Floor(Value)

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the numeric expression.

Floor([Value])

Log(Value)

Returns a specified number's natural logarithm.

Log([Value])

Log(Value, Base)

Returns the logarithm of a specified number in a specified Base.

Log([Value], 2)

Log10(Value)

Returns a specified number's base 10 logarithm.

Log10([Value])

Max(Value1, Value2)

Returns the maximum value from the specified values.

Max([Value1], [Value2])

Min(Value1, Value2)

Returns the minimum value from the specified values.

Min([Value1], [Value2])

Power(Value, Power)

Returns a specified number raised to a specified power.

Power([Value], 3)

Rnd()

Returns a random number that is less than 1, but greater than or equal to zero.

Rnd()*100

Round(Value)

Rounds the given value to the nearest integer.

Round([Value])

Round(Value, Precision)

Rounds the given value to the nearest integer, or to a specified number of decimal places.

Round([Value], 2)

Sign(Value)

Returns the positive (+1), zero (0), or negative (-1) sign of the given expression.

Sign([Value])

Sin(Value)

Returns the sine of the angle defined in radians.

Sin([Value])

Sinh(Value)

Returns the hyperbolic sine of the angle defined in radians.

Sinh([Value])

Sqr(Value)

Returns the square root of a given number.

Sqr([Value])

Tan(Value)

Returns the tangent of the angle defined in radians.

Tan([Value])

Tanh(Value)

Returns the hyperbolic tangent of the angle defined in radians.

Tanh([Value])

ToDecimal(Value)

Converts Value to an equivalent decimal number.

ToDecimal([Value])

ToDouble(Value)

Converts Value to an equivalent 64-bit double-precision floating-point number.

ToDouble([Value])

ToFloat(Value)

Converts Value to an equivalent 32-bit single-precision floating-point number.

ToFloat([Value])

ToInt(Value)

Converts Value to an equivalent 32-bit signed integer.

ToInt([Value])

ToLong(Value)

Converts Value to an equivalent 64-bit signed integer.

ToLong([Value])

Function

Description

Example

Ascii(String)

Returns the ASCII code value of the leftmost character in a character expression.

Ascii('a')

Char(Number)

Converts an integerASCIICode to a character.

Char(65) + Char(51)

CharIndex(String1, String2)

Returns the starting position of String1 within String2, beginning from the zero character position to the end of a string.

CharIndex('e', 'devexpress')

CharIndex(String1, String2, StartLocation)

Returns the starting position of String1 within String2, beginning from the StartLocation character position to the end of a string.

CharIndex('e', 'devexpress', 2)

Concat(String1, ... , StringN)

Returns a string value containing the concatenation of the current string with any additional strings.

Concat('A', ')', [ProductName])

Contains(String1, SubString1)

Returns True if SubString1 occurs within String1; otherwise, False is returned.

Contains([ProductName], 'dairy')

EndsWith(String1, SubString1)

Returns True if the end of String1 matches SubString1; otherwise, False is returned.

EndsWith([Description], 'The end.')

Insert(String1, StartPosition, String2)

Inserts String2 into String1 at the position specified by StartPositon

Insert([Name], 0, 'ABC-')

Len(Value)

Returns an integer containing either the number of characters in a string or the nominal number of bytes required to store a variable.

Len([Description])

Lower(String)

Returns String in lowercase.

Lower([ProductName])

PadLeft(String, Length)

Left-aligns the defined string's characters, padding its left side with white space characters up to a specified total length.

PadLeft([Name], 30)

PadLeft(String, Length, Char)

Left-aligns the defined string's characters, padding its left side with the specified Char up to a specified total length.

PadLeft([Name], 30, '<')

PadRight(String, Length)

Right-aligns the defined string�s characters, padding its left side with empty space characters up to a specified total length.

PadRight([Name], 30)

PadRight(String, Length, Char)

Right-aligns the defined string�s characters, padding its left side with the specified Char up to a specified total length.

PadRight([Name], 30, '>')

Remove(String, StartPosition)

Deletes all the characters from this instance, beginning at a specified position.

Remove([Name], 3)

Remove(String, StartPosition, Length)

Deletes a specified number of characters from this instance, beginning at a specified position.

Remove([Name], 0, 3)

Replace(String1, SubString2, String3)

Returns a copy of String1, in which SubString2 has been replaced with String3.

Replace([Name], 'The ', '')

Reverse(String)

Reverses the order of elements within String.

Reverse([Name])

StartsWith(String1, SubString1)

Returns True if the beginning of String1 matches SubString1; otherwise, False.

StartsWith([Title], 'The best')

Substring(String, StartPosition, Length)

Retrieves a substring from String. The substring starts at StartPosition and has a specified Length.

Substring([Description], 2, 3)

Substring(String, StartPosition)

Retrieves a substring from String. The substring starts at StartPosition.

Substring([Description], 2)

ToStr(Value)

Returns a string representation of an object.

ToStr([ID])

Trim(String)

Removes all leading and trailing SPACE characters from String.

Trim([ProductName])

Upper(String)

Returns String in uppercase.

Upper([ProductName])