SysUtils.Now Function

Returns the current date and time.

Pascal

function Now: TDateTime;

C++

TDateTime Now();

File

SysUtils

Description

Returns the current date and time, corresponding to the sum of the value returned by the global Date and Time functions.

Note: Although TDateTime values can represent milliseconds, Now is accurate only to the nearest second.

C++ Examples:

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/*
This example uses a label and a button on a form. When the
user clicks the button, the current date and time is
converted to a string and displayed as the caption of the
label:
*/
void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
  Label1->Caption = DateTimeToStr(Now());
}

Delphi Examples:

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{
This example uses a label and a button on a form. When the
user clicks the button, the current date and time is
converted to a string and displayed as the caption of the
label:
} 
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Label1.Caption := SysUtils.DateTimeToStr(Now);
end;