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Current time

Current time {( * )} : Time

ParameterTypeDescription
*OperatorReturns the current time from the server
Function resultTimeCurrent 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))

See also

Milliseconds
String
Tickcount

Properties

Command number178
Thread safe