Unable use Smart Variables as function parameters

[Margots Kapacs]

Hi,

It appears that the smart variables don't render when used within functions. Here is variable DayOfStay that i pass into the function plusDays, however. It renders to nothing. How to use variable within function if possible. Thank you

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Margots Kapacs 

If DayOfStay is a custom variable created with the Variable component, then simply write on your smart value the .asNumber method:

{{issue.Check-in.plusDays(DayOfStay.asNumber)}}

Keep in mind that custom variable are treated, to my knowledge, as text. So when you try to add a text to a date, the date becomes null.

Let me know if that solved your problem! 

[Margots Kapacs]

Thank you Alex. It works by adding asNumber function at the end. Thank you for helping

[Jan-Hendrik Spieth]

Interesting! Suggestions/thoughts:
Does the Date Of Stay field expect a certain formatting, that is, does it work if you e.g. add ".jqlDate" at the end?

Then again, it sounds very much like this weird problem: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/plusdays-function-not-working-when-I-pass-in-a-variable/qaq-p/1500605 ... from 2020. Is that really still a thing?? And does that workaround still do the trick, maybe? oO