Having some fun with Mendix functions and expressions

Leveraging Mendix out-of-the-box functions and expressions is where you can really start to have some fun with your data and business logic. You will start to be able to build validations and business rules/logic and really customize the user's experience. You can essentially think of functions and expressions as ways to compare a given piece of data to another input or even itself, or perhaps manipulate it in some way.

There are a lot of functions and expressions that Mendix offers that may look similar to the ones you have seen in more traditional languages or perhaps in an application such as Microsoft Excel. Regardless, it's important to understand their intended use and syntax from within Studio Pro and how to interact with them while building out needed validation or rules in a microflow.

This section isn't intended to cover every function or expression Mendix has to offer. Rather, this is a look at...