Extensions.DateTime.GetTimeStamp

Classification

Name	GetTimeStamp
Short Description	Returns a timestamp in milliseconds
Class	Term
Extension	OTX DateTime Extension
Group	-
Exceptions	-
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

OTL Syntax

Integer time;
time = DateTime.GetTimestamp();

Description

GetTimestamp shall return a timestamp, expressed in milliseconds elapsed since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
Integer	This result returns a timestamp in milliseconds.

OTL Examples

// Return a string of the current data/time
Integer timestamp;
String myCurrentTimeString;

timestamp = DateTime.GetTimestamp();
// returns the String "2014-07-12 16:18:03"
myCurrentTimeString = DateTime.FormatDate(timestamp, "YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

See also

FormatDate
FormatDuration