now

Use the function to retrieve the system time.

now

This function returns a value of type NUMBER.

The function has no parameters.

The value returned by the now function is the local time as set on the server. The result is in ISO 8601 HHMMSS format and uses the 24-hour clock system.

Example

now results in 165213 (when called at 16:52:13 / 4:52:13pm)

Depending on configuration, the result of the now function could be cached, returning the same result for every call. This function cannot be used for timing or benchmarking purposes.