# Between

The **Between** function checks whether a value lies within a given range. If the value is within the specified lower and upper bound, the function returns True, otherwise it returns False.  

### Syntax

```
Between(value, lower bound, upper bound)
```

Function arguments:

* **value** (required)  The input value or column containing the values to check.
* **lower bound** (required) The lower bound of the range to check.
* **upper bound** (required) The upper bound of the range to check.

> ### 📘
>
> The **Between** function is inclusive, so it includes the beginning and end values of the range.

### Example

```
Between([Invoice Date], MakeDate(2015, 1, 1), MakeDate(2020, 1, 1))
```

* Returns `True` if a date value is between January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2020. 

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> If *Invoice Date* is a timestamp, the Between function considers the range between January 1st, 2015 00:00:00 to January 1st, 2020 00:00:00. Any timestamp after 12 am is NOT considered.

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* Returns `True` if an event occurred between 4AM and 6AM on July 25th, 2024.

```
Between([Sale Date], DateAdd("day", -7, Now()), Now())
```

* Returns `True` if a sale happened in the last 7 days.

```
Between([Date], [date-range-param].start, [date-range-param].end)
```

* Returns `True` if a date value is within the date range selected in the Date Range parameter (parameter returns start and end date as a JSON object).

```
Between([Order Count], [number-range-param].min, [number-range-param].max)
```

* Returns `True` if a number is within the number range specified in the Number Range parameter. 

```
(Between(Day([Week]), 7, 14) and Month([Week]) = 3) or (Between(Day([Week]), 1, 7) and Month([Week]) = 11)
```

* Returns `True` if a date value belongs to the week where Day of March is between 7 and 14 OR if a date value belongs to the week where Day of November is between 1 and 7.

  > ### 📘
  >
  > In Sigma, weeks begin on Sunday. See Sigma's [Weekday](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/weekday) function for more about day of the week.