now
Description
Returns the current time. The host computer's system clock is used, meaning that if this expression is being evaluated in a running client, the computer running the client's system clock is used. Note that this function is one of the few expression functions that will poll . If you do not specify a pollRate , it will default to 1,000ms. If you do not want this function to poll, use a poll rate of zero.
Syntax
now( [pollRate] )
Examples
now()
//returns the current time, updates every second.
dateFormat(now(
0
),
"MMM d, h:mm a"
)
//returns a string representing the current time, formatted like "Feb 12, 9:54 AM". Does not update