CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
This UDF uses a persons birthdate to output their current age in years. This will output a non negative inter value - unless of course you enter a birthdate in the future.

Return Values:
Returns a numeric value.

Example:

<CFSET BirthDate = "01/01/98">
<cfoutput>
Birthdate: #BirthDate#<BR>
Age: #GetCurrentAge(BirthDate)#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * This UDF uses a persons birthdate to output their current age in years.
 * 11/30/01 - Optimize code: Sierra Bufe (sierra@brighterfusion.com)
 * 
 * @param birthdate      Valid date object representing a person's birth date. 
 * @return Returns a numeric value. 
 * @author Eric Dobris (swooosh2@hotmail.com) 
 * @version 1, November 30, 2001 
 */
function GetCurrentAge(birthdate){ 
  return datediff('yyyy',birthdate,now());
}