Question

I have following code:

function SetStartDateIfNull(date, range_id) {
if (date || isEmpty(date)) {
    switch (range_id) {
        case 0:
            date = date.getDate() - 1;
            break;
        case 1:
            date = date.getDate() - 30;
            break;
        case 2:
            date = date.getMonth() - 6;
            break;
        case 3:
            date = date.getYear() - 1;
            break;
        case 4:
            date = date.getYear() - 15;
            break;
    } //end switch
} //end if
return date;
} //end SetStartDateIfNull

my intention if date is null, I set date. I debugged the code. “if” statement is working. If date is null it entire the if block. But it skips the switch block. In debugging, range_id = 0; and date = ""; Why it skips the all switch block?

UPDATE

this code is working.

function SetEndDateIfNull(date) {
    if (date || isEmpty(date)) {
        date = new Date();
    }
    return date;
} //end SetDateIfNull

Thanks.

Answer 1

In your function, you are checking if the date is null, but in your cases you are trying to get date from undefined variable.

function SetStartDateIfNull(date, range_id) {
    if (!date || isEmpty(date)) {
        var date = new Date();//date is undefined
        switch (range_id) {
            case 0:
                date = date.getDate() - 1;
                break;
            case 1:
                date = date.getDate() - 30;
                break;
            case 2:
                date = date.getMonth() - 6;
                break;
            case 3:
                date = date.getYear() - 1;
                break;
            case 4:
                date = date.getYear() - 15;
                break;
        } //end switch 
      } //end if
    return date;
    } //end SetStartDateIfNull

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