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GetAscension([TheYear])

Last updated October 5, 2001

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Beau A.C. Harbin
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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: DateLib

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Description:
Returns the date for Ascension in a given year. If no year is specified, defaults to the current year.

Return Values:
Returns a date object.

Example:

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<CFOUTPUT>
Ascension falls/fell on #DateFormat(GetAscension(), 'dddd mmmm dd, yyyy')# this year.
</CFOUTPUT>

<CFOUTPUT>
Ascension falls/fell on #DateFormat(GetAscension(), 'dddd mmmm dd, yyyy')# this year.
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
TheYear	Year you want to get Ascension for.	No

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns the date for Ascension in a given year.
 * This function requires the GetEaster() function available from the DateLib library.
 * 
 * @param TheYear 	 Year you want to get Ascension for. 
 * @return Returns a date object. 
 * @author Beau A.C. Harbin (&#98;&#104;&#97;&#114;&#98;&#105;&#110;&#64;&#102;&#105;&#103;&#108;&#101;&#97;&#102;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1.0, October 5, 2001 
 */
function GetAscension() {
  Var TheYear=Year(Now());
  if(ArrayLen(Arguments)) 
    TheYear = Arguments[1];
  Return DateAdd("d", 39, GetEaster(TheYear));
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns the date for Ascension in a given year.
 * This function requires the GetEaster() function available from the DateLib library.
 * 
 * @param TheYear      Year you want to get Ascension for. 
 * @return Returns a date object. 
 * @author Beau A.C. Harbin (bharbin@figleaf.com) 
 * @version 1.0, October 5, 2001 
 */
function GetAscension() {
  Var TheYear=Year(Now());
  if(ArrayLen(Arguments)) 
    TheYear = Arguments[1];
  Return DateAdd("d", 39, GetEaster(TheYear));
}
</cfscript>