HotDocs Models: yearsFrom( date, date )

Placeholder Replace With
date A date value, such as a Date variable
date A date value, such as a Date variable (These values can be in any order.)

This expression calculates the number of years between two given dates.

In the following example, the years from expression finds the client’s age at the time of the hearing:

years from( HearingDate, BirthDate )

In this next example, the expression determines whether an employee has worked at the company for 25 years or more. If the employee has, HotDocs merges a paragraph into the document with details of a retirement party.

[if:yearsFrom( HireDate, RetirementDate ) >= 25:We would like to honor you at a retirement party on [PartyDate;da] at [PartyTime;te] at [PartyLocation;te].

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