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Now

 

Description

Gets the current date and time of the computer running the ColdFusion server. The return value can be passed as a parameter to date functions such as DaysInYear or FirstDayOfMonth.

Returns

A date/time object; the current date and time of the computer running the ColdFusion server.

Category

Date and time functions

Function syntax

Now()
Now()
Now()

See also

CreateDateTimeDatePart

Example

<cfscript>
myDatetime = Now();
writeOutput(myDatetime);
</cfscript>
<cfscript> myDatetime = Now(); writeOutput(myDatetime); </cfscript>
<cfscript>
    myDatetime = Now();
    writeOutput(myDatetime);
</cfscript>

Output

{ts '2018-11-06 06:59:52'}

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