webMethods Integration Cloud and Cloud Deployment Documentation 5.6.0 | webMethods Integration Cloud | Integrations, Built-In Services, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, Doc Types, and Recipes | Built-In Services | Date | getCurrentDateString
 
getCurrentDateString
Returns the current date as a String in a specified format.
Input Parameters
pattern
String Pattern representing the format in which you want the date returned. For pattern-string notation, see the “Pattern String Symbols” section.
timezone
String Optional. Time zone in which you want the output date and time expressed. Specify a time zone code as shown in the “Time Zones” section, for example, EST for Eastern Standard Time.
If you do not specify timezone, the value of the server's "user timezone" property is used. If this property has not been set, GMT is used.
locale
String Optional. Locale in which the date is to be expressed. For example, if locale is en (for English), the pattern EEE d MMM yyyy will produce Friday 23 August 2002, and the locale of fr (for French) will produce vendredi 23 août 2002.
Output Parameters
value
String Current date in the format specified by pattern.
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