channelCache.getDate¶

Signature: channelCache.getDate(key, defaultValue*)

Returns: Date dateValue - the value associated with the Date-typed key

Get the Date-typed value associated with the key.

Note

A ClassCastException will be thrown if the cache is not of type Date.

Parameters¶

Type	Name	Description	Default
String	key	a unique string used to identify the cached value
Date	defaultValue*	(optional) the value to return if no value is associated with the `key`	null

Example¶

// Get a Date value from the channel cache
var cutoffDate = channelCache.getDate("cutoffStartDate"); // Date

// Get a Date value with a default if the key does not exist
var startDate = channelCache.getDate("missingDateKey", new Date()); // Date