docs-v2/content/flux/v0.x/stdlib/date/addduration.md

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date.addDuration() function	`date.addDuration()` adds a duration to a time value and returns the resulting time.	flux_0_x_ref name parent date.addDuration date	302	date/time	/flux/v0.x/stdlib/date/subduration/	0.162.0

date.addDuration() adds a duration to a time value and returns the resulting time.

import "date"

date.addDuration(d: 12h, to: now())

Parameters

d

Duration to add.

to

Time to add the duration to. Use an absolute time or a relative duration. Durations are relative to now().

Examples

Add six hours to a timestamp

import "date"

date.addDuration(d: 6h, to: 2019-09-16T12:00:00Z)

// Returns 2019-09-16T18:00:00.000000000Z

Add six hours to a relative duration

import "date"

option now = () => 2022-01-01T12:00:00Z

date.addDuration(d: 6h, to: 3h)

// Returns 2022-01-01T21:00:00.000000000Z