%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
{
nowCalled: now(),
nowCalledSpecificTimeZone: now() >> "America/New_York"
}
now
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now(): DateTime
Returns a DateTime
value for the current date and time.
Example
This example uses now()
to return the current date and time as a
DateTime
value. It also shows how to return a date and time
in a specific time zone. Java 8 time zones are supported.
Example
This example shows uses of the now()
function with valid
selectors. It also shows how to get the epoch time with now() as Number
.
For additional examples, see
Date and Time (dw::Core Types).
Source
%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
{
now: now(),
epochTime : now() as Number,
nanoseconds: now().nanoseconds,
milliseconds: now().milliseconds,
seconds: now().seconds,
minutes: now().minutes,
hour: now().hour,
day: now().day,
month: now().month,
year: now().year,
quarter: now().quarter,
dayOfWeek: now().dayOfWeek,
dayOfYear: now().dayOfYear,
offsetSeconds: now().offsetSeconds,
formattedDate: now() as String {format: "y-MM-dd"},
formattedTime: now() as String {format: "hh:m:s"}
}
Output
{
"now": "2019-06-18T16:55:46.678-07:00",
"epochTime": 1560902146,
"nanoseconds": 678000000,
"milliseconds": 678,
"seconds": 46,
"minutes": 55,
"hour": 16,
"day": 18,
"month": 6,
"year": 2019,
"quarter": 2,
"dayOfWeek": 2,
"dayOfYear": 169,
"offsetSeconds": -25200,
"formattedDate": "2019-06-18",
"formattedTime": "04:55:46"
}