date
System date function.
Syntax
date([format])
Argument
- format
- An optional parameter that specifies how the date is displayed.
Example
| Templex Expression | Result |
|---|---|
{date()} |
05/07/96 |
{date("%y/%j")} |
96/164 |
{date("%b%e")} |
May 7 |
Comments
The date function returns the current system date (month, day,
year) as a string. If format is included, the date is displayed
with the specified format.
| Format | Defintion | Example |
|---|---|---|
| %a | abbreviated weekday name | Mon |
| %A | full weekday name | Monday |
| %b | abbreviated month name | Oct |
| %B | full month name | October |
| %c | your operating system's default date and time format | varies |
| %d | day of month | 14 |
| %D | date as %m/%d/%y | 10/14/19 |
| %e | day of month (single digits are preceded by a blank) | 14 |
| %h | abbreviated month name | Oct |
| %j | day number of year | 288 |
| %m | month number of year | 10 |
| %U | week number of year, Sunday is the first day of week 1 | 40 |
| %w | weekday number (Sunday = 0) | 1 |
| %W | week number of year, Monday is the first day of week 1 | 40 |
| %x | your operating system's default date format | varies |
| %y | year within century | 19 |
| %Y | year as ccyy | 2019 |