Method Calls

Methods within object arguments can be accessed directly through the method reference syntax.

#if($expiration)
#if($expiration.getTime() > $nowDate.getTime())
is due on $spTools.formatDate($expiration,3,1).
#{else}
was due on $spTools.formatDate($expiration,3,1).
#{end}
#{else}
was due on $spTools.formatDate($oldDueDate,3,1).
#{end}

#if ( $item.level )
           Priority: $item.level
#else
           Priority: Normal
#end

This block checks to see if $expiration is null. If it is not null, it prints "is due on…" or "was due on…" based on whether the expiration date/time is before or after the current date/time. If $expiration is null, this is an older expired work Item so the message uses the $oldDueDate field as work item due date in the message. It also checks to see if the priority was set in. If the $item.level is null, the priority is set to Normal.

Throughout this example, the printed date/time is formatted with the spTools.formatDate() method. The spTools reference variable is discussed in the next section.

Note: This example was altered from its original format in the default Work Item Reminder email template. In the template, this #if statement was specified in-line to prevent unwanted line breaks in the message. Line breaks have been inserted here for readability and should not be included in the message body unless they are desired in the resulting message text.