STRING CONTAINS¶
Returns the current date (and optionally time) as a formatted string. Use this worker whenever a workflow needs a human-readable timestamp, such as for report titles, file naming, or audit logs.
When to use¶
Classification: process.
Tagged: date, datetime, format, now, process, string, timestamp.
Inputs¶
| Label | ID | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | format | scalar | opt1 | ✓ | Output format for the current date/time string; opt1 = ‘July 1, 2024’, opt2 = ‘July 1, 2024, 5:15 pm’, opt3 = ‘Month-Day-Year’, opt4 = ‘Month-Day-Year Hour:Min:Sec’, opt5 = ‘Hour:Min:Sec Month-Day-Year’; defaults to opt1 (long date, no time). |
Outputs¶
| Label | ID | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string_date_now_output_1 | string_date_now_output_1 | scalar | The current date/time as a plain text scalar string formatted according to the selected format option (e.g., ‘July 1, 2024’). |
Disciplines¶
- data.io.file
- platform.workflow
Runnable example¶
A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: /api/workflow/example?id=string_date_now
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