now()

Last updated 18/07/2023

The now() is a function on the five object which is used to return the current date and time in UTC as a string.

info

When using the now() on a table event the data type for the field must be TimeStamp.

Available
Client and Server

Function Signature

now(): string;

Return Value

A string representing the current date, formatted as RFC 3339.

Example Output

Output

console.log(five.now()); // output '2023-03-10 16:22:00.000000'

Examples

now()