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Function Updated 19 Oct 2026

addDays(date, days)

Adding a number of days (positive or negative value) to a specified date.

See also Compare date field with todays date Get todays date SetCulture date and number format

Parameters

datedatetimerequired

Date object on which to add days to.

daysnumberrequired

How many days to add to specified date.

Returns

A modified date, does not modify input date.

Example

Mixed HTML (or any text file) with inline JavaScript between hash signs.
#{
    var before = new Date(); // Create new date object
    var after = docly.addDays(before, 5.2); // Add 5.2 days
}#
<b>Before:</b> #docly.format(before, "dd. MMM yyyy HH:mm")#<br>
<b>After:</b> #docly.format(after, "dd. MMM yyyy HH:mm")#