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FerozFeroz 

Apex: assign Date/time data type to date datatype

Hello guys, 
I'm having a little difficultly 
I've a 2 custom fields one with date time data type and the other is date data type. 

what I'm trying to do is 

variable1 = variable2 + 30 ; 

where v1 is date datatype and v2 date/time data type .
basically i want to add date from next 30 days


and Im getting an error as "Illegal assingment from daterime to date

AnkaiahAnkaiah (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Feroz,

Convert datetime field to date and calculate date field.
variable2 dT = System.now();
Date myDate = date.newinstance(dT.year(), dT.month(), dT.day());
variable1  = myDate + 30;

If this helps, please mark it as best aswer.

Thanks!!
mukesh guptamukesh gupta
Hi Feroz,

please use below code:-
  
DateTime variable2  = System.now();
Date myDate = date.newinstance(variable2.year(), variable2.month(), variable2.day());
Date variable1  = myDate.addDays(30);
System.debug('variable1 '+variable1);
OUTPUT:-
DEBUG|variable1 2021-09-09 00:00:00

if you need any assistanse, Please let me know!!

Kindly mark my solution as the best answer if it helps you.

Thanks
Mukesh 
 
ravi soniravi soni
Hy Feroz,
try below code. 
DateTime variable2  = System.now();
Date myDate = date.newinstance(variable2.year(), variable2.month(), variable2.day());
Date variable1  = myDate.addDays(30);
System.debug('variable1 '+variable1);
I'm sure your problam will be solved by using it.
don't forget to mark it as best answer.
Thank you
 
mukesh guptamukesh gupta
Hi Feroz,

If my solution is usful for you then please mark it as best answer.

Regards
Mukesh
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