User Guide

630 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
Now
Description
Gets the current date and time of the computer running the ColdFusion server. The return value
can be passed as a parameter to date functions such as
DaysInYear or FirstDayOfMonth.
Returns
A date/time object; the current date and time of the computer running the ColdFusion server.
Category
Date and time functions
Function syntax
Now()
See also
CreateDateTime, DatePart
Example
<h3>Now Example</h3>
<p>Now returns the current date and time as a valid date/time object.
<p>The current date/time value is <cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>
<p>You can also represent this as <cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now())#,
#TimeFormat(Now())#</cfoutput>