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GetTimeString
string
GetTimeString()
string
GetTimeString( string
format )
Return
Value
Returns the current date and time as
formatted string according to the provided format
specification.
Parameters
format
- specifies a
format-control string.
Remarks
Call this
function to get the current date and time. The format
argument consists of one or more codes. The formatting codes are
preceded by a percent sign (%). The formatting codes are listed
below:
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%a
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Abbreviated weekday
name
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%A
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Full weekday name
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%b
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Abbreviated month name
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%B
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Full month name
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%c
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Date and time
representation appropriate for locale
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%d
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Day of month as decimal
number (01 – 31)
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%H
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Hour in 24-hour format (00
– 23)
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%I
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Hour in 12-hour format (01
– 12)
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%j
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Day of year as decimal
number (001 – 366)
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%m
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Month as decimal number
(01 – 12)
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%M
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Minute as decimal number
(00 – 59)
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%p
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Current locale's A.M./P.M.
indicator for 12-hour clock
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%S
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Second as decimal number
(00 – 59)
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%U
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Week of year as decimal
number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)
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%w
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Weekday as decimal number
(0 – 6; Sunday is 0)
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%W
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Week of year as decimal
number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)
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%x
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Date representation for
current locale
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%X
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Time representation for
current locale
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%y
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Year without century, as
decimal number (00 – 99)
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%Y
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Year with century, as
decimal number
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%z, %Z
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Time-zone name or
abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown
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%%
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Percent sign
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If no format argument
provided the default format value is "%b %d %H:%M:%S".
Example
The following
example demonstrates the use of GetTimeString.
Println("The
time is ",
GetTimeString())
Output of the example script:
The time is Jan 24 12:00:35
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