isBefore()

Signature

isBefore(string | number | Date date1, string | number | Date date2, string unit)

Parameters

date1

Type: string | number | Date

A datetime string in ISO8601 format, or a timestamp in milliseconds, or a Date object.

date2

Type: string | number | Date

A datetime string in ISO8601 format, or a timestamp in milliseconds, or a Date object.

unit

Type: string

A datetime unit. Options are 'year', 'month', 'week', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second', or 'millisecond'.

Returns

Type: boolean

Returns true if date1 is before date2, or false otherwise.

Sample Code

1var date = new Date();
2var day = $A.localizationService.endOf(date, 'day');
3// Returns true, since date is before day
4$A.localizationService.isBefore(date, day);