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@Section
@Title { The current date and time }
@Tag { date }
@Begin
@PP
The @Code "@Date" and @Code "@Time" symbols produce the current date
date. @Index @Code "@Date"
time. @Index @Code "@Time"
and time:
@ID @Code "It is now @Time on @Date."
produces something like
@ID { It is now @Time on @Date. }
The result depends on the current language.
@PP
Both symbols have a @Code "@Format" option that changes the format of
the result:
@ID @Code "@Date @Format { @DayNum\"/\"@MonthNum\"/\"@ShortYear }"
The result is the @Code "@Format" option with the symbols replaced by
the appropriate values:
@ID { @Date @Format { @DayNum"/"@MonthNum"/"@ShortYear } }
The @Code "/" characters have been enclosed in double quotes for the
usual reason (Section {@NumberOf characters}).
@PP
Here is the full list of symbols that you can use within both
@Code "@Format" options:
@ID @OneRow @Tab
@Fmta { @Col @Code A ! @Col B }
vmargin { 0.5vx }
{
@Rowa
A { "@Year" }
B { The year, e.g. @Code "1994" }
@Rowa
A { "@ShortYear" }
B { The last two digits of the year, e.g. @Code "94" }
@Rowa
A { "@Month" }
B { The month, e.g. @Code "December" }
@Rowa
A { "@ShortMonth" }
B { The month abbreviated, e.g. @Code "Dec" }
@Rowa
A { "@MonthNum" }
B { The number of the month, between @Code "1" and @Code "12" }
@Rowa
A { "@Day" }
B { The day of the week, e.g. @Code "Saturday" }
@Rowa
A { "@ShortDay" }
B { The day abbreviated, e.g. @Code "Sat" }
@Rowa
A { "@DayNum" }
B { The day of the month, between @Code "1" and @Code "31" }
@Rowa
A { "@MeriDiem" }
B { @Code "a.m." or @Code "p.m." }
@Rowa
A { "@ShortMeriDiem" }
B { @Code "am" or @Code "pm" }
@Rowa
A { "@Hour" }
B { The hour, between @Code "00" and @Code "23" }
@Rowa
A { "@ShortHour" }
B { The hour, between @Code "0" and @Code "23" }
@Rowa
A { "@TwelveHour" }
B { The hour, between @Code "1" and @Code "12" }
@Rowa
A { "@Minute" }
B { The minute, between @Code "00" and @Code "59" }
@Rowa
A { "@Second" }
B { The second, almost always between @Code "00" and @Code "59" }
}
The default format for @Code "@Date" in English is
@ID @Code "@Date @Format { @DayNum @Month, @Year }"
and the default format for @Code "@Time" in English is
@ID @Code "@Time @Format { @TwelveHour.@Minute @MeriDiem }"
Both default formats depend on the current language, and
so do {@Code "@Month"}, {@Code "@ShortMonth"},
{@Code "@Day"}, and {@Code "@ShortDay"},{@Code "@MeriDiem" }
and {@Code "@ShortMeriDiem" }.
@End @Section
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