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4D v20.6

Current time


Current time {( * )} -> Function result

Parameter	Type	Description
*	Operator	Returns the current time from the server
Function result	Time	Current time

Description

The Current time command returns the current time from the system clock.

The current time is always between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59. Use String or Time string to obtain the string form of the time expression returned by Current time.

4D Server: If you use the asterisk (*) parameter when executing this function on a 4D Client machine, it returns the current time from the server.

Example 1

The following example shows you how to time the length of an operation. Here, LongOperation is a method that needs to be timed:

 $vhStartTime:=((Current date-!1980-01-01!)*86400)+Current time //Save the start time, seconds after 1.1.1980

 LongOperation //Perform the operation

 $vhEndTime:=((Current date-!1980-01-01!)*86400)+Current time

 ALERT("The operation took "+String($vhEndTime-$vhStartTime)+" seconds.") //Display how long it took

Example 2

The following example extracts the hours, minutes, and seconds from the current time:

 $vhNow:=Current time

 ALERT("Current hour is: "+String($vhNow\3600))

 ALERT("Current minute is: "+String(($vhNow\60)%60))

 ALERT("Current second is: "+String($vhNow%60))