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GetTime

string GetTime(string sFormat=NULL)

Return values

Returns a string with the current time, formated as specified by the parameter sFormat, or in the default format.

Parameters

  • sFormat - Optional string containing an alternate format of the returned time. The default format is HH:MM:SS. See remarks section for flags that can be used.

Remarks

Returns a string with the time contained in the instance, the default format is HH:MM:SS. By supplying your own format code you can alter the way the time is returned.

Format flags

  • %a - Abbreviated weekday name
  • %A - Full weekday name
  • %b - Abbreviated month name
  • %B - Full month name
  • %c - Date and time representation appropriate for locale
  • %d - Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)
  • %H - Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23)
  • %I - Hour in 12-hour format (01 – 12)
  • %j - Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)
  • %m - Month as decimal number (01 – 12)
  • %M - Minute as decimal number (00 – 59)
  • %p - Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
  • %S - Second as decimal number (00 – 59)
  • %U - Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)
  • %w - Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)
  • %W - Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)
  • %x - Date representation for current locale
  • %X - Time representation for current locale
  • %y - Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)
  • %Y - Year with century, as decimal number
  • %z, %Z - Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown