Try OpenEdge Now
skip to main content
Messaging and ESB
ABL - JMS API Reference : readDate function
 

readDate function

Returns a DATE value with no time zone information from the body of a StreamMessage.

Syntax

FUNCTION readDate RETURNS DATE.

Applies to

Message objects

Notes

*Time information, if present, is removed.
*Time zone information, if present, is removed.
*If the application might receive messages originating in different time zones, the ABL programmer should ensure that date values are interpreted correctly.

See also

createStreamMessage procedure, writeBoolean procedure, writeByte procedure, writeBytesFromRaw procedure, writeChar procedure, writeDate procedure, writeDateTime procedure, writeDateTime-TZ procedure, writeDouble procedure, writeFloat procedure, writeInt procedure, writeLong procedure, writeLongString procedure, writeShort procedure, writeString procedure, endOfStream function, moveToNext procedure, readBytesToRaw procedure, readChar function, readDate function, readDateTime function, readDateTime-TZ function, readDecimal function, readInt function, readLogical function, readLongString function, readLongStringCP function
For more information, see the StreamMessage.