The following are examples:
"[Quantity] * [UnitPrice] * (1 -
[BonusAmount])"
"[FirstName]
+ ' ' + [LastName]"
Boolean expressions:
"[Country] == 'USA'"
Date-time Functions
Function | Description | Example |
AddDays(DateTime,
DaysCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of days away from
the specified DateTime. | AddDays([OrderDate],
30) |
AddHours(DateTime,
HoursCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of hours away from
the specified DateTime. | AddHours([StartTime],
2) |
AddMilliSeconds(DateTime,
MilliSecondsCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of milliseconds
away from the specified DateTime. | AddMilliSeconds(([StartTime],
5000)) |
AddMinutes(DateTime,
MinutesCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of minutes away
from the specified DateTime. | AddMinutes([StartTime],
30) |
AddMonths(DateTime,
MonthsCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of months away
from the specified DateTime. | AddMonths([OrderDate],
1) |
AddSeconds(DateTime,
SecondsCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of seconds away
from the specified DateTime. | AddSeconds([StartTime],
60) |
AddTicks(DateTime,
TicksCount) | Returns a date-time value that is the specified number of ticks away from
the specified DateTime. | AddTicks([StartTime],
5000) |
AddTimeSpan(DateTime,
TimeSpan) | Returns a date-time value that is away 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 away from
the specieid DateTime. | AddYears([EndDate],
-1) |
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 the day from the defined DateTime, in ticks. | GetTimeOfDay([StartTime]) |
GetYear(DateTime) | Extracts a year from the defined DateTime. | GetYear([StartTime]) |
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) |
Logical Functions
Function | Description | Example |
Iif(Expression,
TruePart, FalsePart) | Returns either TruePart or FalsePart, depending on the evaluation of the
Boolean Expression. | Iif([Quantity]>=10,
10, 0 ) |
IsNull(Value) | Returns True if the specified Value is NULL. | IsNull([OrderDate]) |
IsNull(Value1, Value2) | Returns Value1 if it is not set to NULL; otherwise, Value2 is returned. | IsNull([ShipDate],
[RequiredDate]) |
IsNullOrEmpty(String) | Returns True if the specified String object is NULL or an empty string;
otherwise, False is returned. | IsNullOrEmpty([ProductName]) |
Math Functions
Function | Description | Example |
Abs(Value) | Returns the absolute, positive value of the given numeric expression. | Abs(1 - [Discount]) |
Acos(Value) | Returns the arccosine of a number (the angle, in radians, whose cosine is
the given float expression). | Acos([Value]) |
Asin(Value) | Returns the arcsine of a number (the angle, in radians, whose sine is the
given float expression). | Asin([Value]) |
Atn(Value) | Returns the arctangent of a number (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 given
numeric expression. | Ceiling([Value]) |
Cos(Value) | Returns the cosine of the angle defined in radians. | Cos([Value]) |
Cosh(Value) | Returns the hyperbolic cosine of the angle defined in radians. | Cosh([Value]) |
Exp(Value) | Returns the exponential value of the given float expression. | Exp([Value]) |
Floor(Value) | Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the given numeric
expression. | Floor([Value]) |
Log(Value) | Returns the natural logarithm of a specified number. | Log([Value]) |
Log(Value, Base) | Returns the logarithm of a specified number in a specified Base. | Log([Value], 2) |
Log10(Value) | Returns the base 10 logarithm of a specified number. | Log10([Value]) |
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]) |
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]) |
String Functions
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]) |
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 characters in the defined string, padding its left side with
white space characters up to a specified total length. | |
PadLeft(String,
Length, Char) | Left-aligns characters in the defined string, padding its left side with
the specified Char up to a specified total length. | PadLeft([Name], 30,
'<') |
PadRight(String,
Length) | Right-aligns characters in the defined string, padding its left side with
white space characters up to a specified total length. | PadRight([Name], 30) |
PadRight(String,
Length, Char) | Right-aligns characters in the defined string, padding its left side with
the specified Char up to a specified total length. | PadRight([Name], 30,
'>') |
Remove(String,
StartPosition, Length) | Deletes a specified number of characters from this instance, beginning at
a specified position. | Remove([Name], 0, 3) |
Replace(String,
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]) |
Substring(String,
StartPosition, Length) | Retrieves a substring from String. The substring starts at StartPosition
and has the 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]) |
Operators
Operator | Description | Example |
+ | Adds the value of one numeric expression to another, or concatenates two
strings. | [FirstName] + ' ' + [LastName] [UnitPrice] + 4 |
- | Finds the difference between two numbers. | [Price1] - [Price2] |
* | Multiplies the value of two expressions. | [Quantity] *
[UnitPrice] * (1 - [BonusAmount]) |
/ | Divides the first operand by the second. | [Quantity] / 2 |
% | Returns the remainder (modulus) obtained by dividing one numeric
expression into another. | [Quantity] % 3 |
| | Compares each bit of its first operand to the corresponding bit of its
second operand. If either bit is 1, the corresponding result bit is set to 1. Otherwise, the
corresponding result bit is set to 0. | [Flag1] | [Flag2] |
& | Performs a bitwise logical AND operation between two integer values. | [Flag] & 10 |
^ | Performs a logical exclusion on two Boolean expressions, or a bitwise
exclusion on two numeric expressions. | [Flag1] ^ [Flag2] |
== | Returns true if both operands have the same value; otherwise, it returns
false. | [Quantity] == 10 |
!= | Returns true if the operands do not have the same value; otherwise, it
returns false. | [Country] != 'France' |
< | Less than operator. Used to compare expressions. | [UnitPrice] < 20 |
<= | Less than or equal to operator. Used to compare expressions. | [UnitPrice] <= 20 |
>= | Greater than or equal to operator. Used to compare expressions. | [UnitPrice] > 30 |
> | Greater than operator. Used to compare expressions. | [UnitPrice] >= 30 |
In (,,,) | Tests for the existence of a property in an object. | [Country] In ('USA', 'UK', 'Italy') |
Like | Compares a string against a pattern. If the value of the string matches
the pattern, result is true. If the string does not match the pattern, result
is false. If both string and pattern are empty strings, the result is true. | [Name] Like 'An%' |
Between (,) | Specifies a range to test. Returns true if a value is greater than or
equal to the first operand and less than or equal to the second operand. | [Quantity] Between
(10, 20) |
And | Performs a logical conjunction on two expressions. | [InStock] And
([ExtendedPrice]> 100) |
Or | Performs a logical disjunction on two Boolean expressions. | [Country]=='USA' Or [Country]=='UK' |
Not | Performs logical negation on an expression. | Not [InStock] |
Constants
Constant | Description | Description |
String constants | String constants must be wrapped in apostrophes. If a string contains an
apostrophe, the apostrophe must be doubled. | [Country] == 'France' [Name] == 'O''Neil' |
Date-time constants | Date-time constants must be wrapped in '#'. | [OrderDate] >=
#1/1/2009# |
True | Represents the Boolean True value. | [InStock] == True |
False | Represents the Boolean False value. | [InStock] == False |
? | Represents a null reference, one that does not refer to any object. | [Region] != ? |