Delphi Basics : Time command

DelphiBasics

Time
Function

Gives the current time

SysUtils unit

function Time():TDateTime;

Description

The Time function returns the current time in the local time zone.

Because the return value is a TDateTime type, the date component is set to zero (30/12/1899).

Notes

Warning : the date value is one day short of the last day of the 19th century. Exactly why is unclear.

Related commands

Date		Gives the current date
Now		Gives the current date and time
Tomorrow		Gives the date tomorrow
Yesterday		Gives the date yesterday

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Example code : Show the current time

var
  today : TDateTime;
begin
  today := Time;
  ShowMessage('today has date = '+DateToStr(today));
  ShowMessage('today has time = '+TimeToStr(today));
end;

Show full unit code

today has date = 30/12/1899
today has time = 13:37:25