dateTimeEqual Function Description
Description
The dateTimeEqual function compares two atomic values of type dateTime and returns true if and only if the 2 arguments to the function are equal according to the equality rules defined by the dateTime type.
dateTimeEqual belongs to the ALFA function reference's
equality predicates category. It maps to the XACML function identifier
urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:dateTime-equal, takes 2 arguments and returns a value of type boolean.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | equality predicates |
| # Arguments | 2 |
| Arguments |
|
| Return Value | boolean |
| Expressed As | in-fix |
| Representation | a == b |
| Allowed In Target | true |
| ALFA Shorthand | == |
| Commutative | true |
Example
/**
* This rule will return Permit if the requested dateTime attribute is equal to (or
* contains) the value 2001-04-01T12:00:00-05:00.
*/
rule dateTimeEqualExample{
target clause requestedDateTimes=="2002-10-10T12:00:00-05:00":dateTime
permit
}In this example, the rule will return Permit if the requested dateTime attribute is equal to the value 2001-04-01T12:00:00-05:00.
Related Functions
Other functions in the equality predicates category: