ColdFusion Tutorial
Displaying the current date and time in different ways
Using the DateFormat() function and/or the TimeFormat() function you can display the date and time in different ways using a mask:
The Now() function returns the current date and time from the server.
<cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>
Returns: {ts '2003-08-25 19:06:12'}
Using the ColdFusion DateFormat() function, we can change the output.
<cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now())#</cfoutput>
25-Aug-03
We can mask the output to be more specifying.
<cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now(),"mm-dd-yy")#</cfoutput>
08-25-03
Here are some examples:
Mask: ddd, mm d, yyyy
Returns: Mon, 08 25, 2003
Mask: dddd, mmmm d, yyyy
Returns: Monday, August 25, 2003
Mask: dddd, mmmm, yyyy
Returns: Monday, August, 2003
Mask: mmmm, yyyy
Returns: August, 2003
The TimeFormat() function is similar to DateFormat, except it returns the time.
<cfoutput>#TimeFormat(Now())#</cfoutput>
07:06 PM
Examples:
mask: hh:mm:ss tt
Returns: 07:06:12 PM
Notice: If we change the hh to capital letters HH, we will get a 24-hour clock.
mask: HH:mm:ss
Returns: 19:06:12
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Displaying the current date and time in different ways
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