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Should-BeBefore

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SYNOPSIS​

Asserts that the provided [datetime] is before the expected [datetime].

SYNTAX​

Now (Default)​

Should-BeBefore [[-Actual] <Object>] [-Now] [<CommonParameters>]

Fluent​

Should-BeBefore [[-Actual] <Object>] [[-Time] <Object>] [-Ago] [-FromNow] [<CommonParameters>]

Expected​

Should-BeBefore [[-Actual] <Object>] [[-Expected] <DateTime>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

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EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

(Get-Date).AddDays(-1) | Should-BeBefore (Get-Date)

This assertion will pass, because the actual value is before the expected value.

EXAMPLE 2​

```powershell
(Get-Date).AddDays(1) | Should-BeBefore (Get-Date)
```powershell
This assertion will fail, because the actual value is not before the expected value.

EXAMPLE 3​

(Get-Date).AddMinutes(1) | Should-BeBefore 10minutes -FromNow

This assertion will pass, because the actual value is before the expected value.

EXAMPLE 4​

(Get-Date).AddDays(-2) | Should-BeBefore -Time 3days -Ago

This assertion will pass, because the actual value is before the expected value.

PARAMETERS​

-Actual​

The actual [datetime] value.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Now​

Indicates that the current time should be used as the expected time.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Now
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Time​

The time to add or subtract from the current time. This parameter uses fluent time syntax e.g. 1minute.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: Fluent
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Ago​

Indicates that the -Time should be subtracted from the current time.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Fluent
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-FromNow​

Indicates that the -Time should be added to the current time.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Fluent
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Expected​

The expected [datetime] value.

Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: Expected
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

OUTPUTS​

NOTES​

The Should-BeBefore assertion is the opposite of the Should-BeAfter assertion.

https://pester.dev/docs/commands/Should-BeBefore

https://pester.dev/docs/assertions

VERSION​

This page was generated using comment-based help in Pester 6.0.0-alpha5.