Returns the current datetime. If a strftime() format is provided the return is a string matching the format.
| Data signatures |
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| now() |
| now( [format: |
| Call signatures |
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| now() |
| now( [format: Term ǁ Function ǁ Header ǁ Variable] ) |
| Purpose | Value |
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| Main focus | now() produces a calculated value |
| Context | Qualifier |
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| Match qualifiers | onmatch |
| Value qualifiers | onmatch |