aqDateTime.Today Method

Applies to TestComplete 15.47, last modified on January 20, 2023

Description

Use the aqDateTime.Today method to get the current date. The resulting value holds only the date portion. To obtain both the current date and time, use the Now method. To obtain only the current time, use the Time method.

Declaration

aqDateTime.Today()

Result Date/Time

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Result Value

A Date/Time value that holds the current date.

In JavaScript, JScript, Python or DelphiScript, if you try to output the date and time returned by the Today method as a string, conversion takes place and the date and time are output in the native format for the selected language (day/month/date/time/year in JavaScript, JScript and DelphiScript, year/month/day/time in Python). For example, this occurs if you use the following code to post the current date to the test log:

JavaScript, JScript

function Test()
{
  Log.Message("Today is " + aqDateTime.Today());
}

Python

def Test():
  Log.Message("Today is " + str(aqDateTime.Today()))

VBScript

Sub Test
  Log.Message("Today is" & aqDateTime.Today())
end sub

DelphiScript

function Test;
begin
  Log.Message('Today is' + aqDateTime.Today);
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function Test()
{
  Log["Message"]("Today is " + aqDateTime["Today"]());
}

To avoid such a conversion, you need to explicity specify the format in which time should be displayed. For example, you can use the following code:

JavaScript, JScript

function Test()
{
  Log.Message("Today is " + aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Today(), "%m/%d/%y"));
}

Python

def Test2():
  Log.Message("Today is " + aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Today(), "%m/%d/%y"))

VBScript

Sub Test
  Log.Message("Today is" & aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Today(), "%m/%d/%y"))
end sub

DelphiScript

function Test;
begin
  Log.Message('Today is' + aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Today(), '%m/%d/%y'));
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function Test()
{
  Log["Message"]("Today is " + aqConvert["DateTimeToFormatStr"](aqDateTime["Today"](), "%m/%d/%y"));
}

Example

The code below demonstrates how you can compare different date and time values.

JavaScript, JScript

function ComparingDates()
{
  var currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime.Now();
  var currentTime = aqDateTime.Time();
  // The default date for currentTime is set to 12/30/1899
  var currentDate = aqDateTime.Today();
  // The default time for currentDate is set to 00:00:00

  Log.Message(currentDateAndTime);
  Log.Message(currentTime);
  Log.Message(currentDate);

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime));
  // 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
  // 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate));
  // -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
}

Python

def ComparingDates():
  currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime.Now()
  currentTime = aqDateTime.Time()
  # The default date for currentTime is set to 12/30/1899
  currentDate = aqDateTime.Today()
  # The default time for currentDate is set to 00:00:00
  Log.Message(currentDateAndTime)
  Log.Message(currentTime)
  Log.Message(currentDate)
  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime))
  # 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime
  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
  # 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate
  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate));
  # -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate

VBScript

Sub ComparingDates
  Dim currentDateAndTime, currentTime, currentDate

  currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime.Now
  currentTime = aqDateTime.Time
  ' The default date for currentTime is set to 12/30/1899
  currentDate = aqDateTime.Today
  ' The default time for currentDate is set to 00:00:00

  Log.Message(currentDateAndTime)
  Log.Message(currentTime)
  Log.Message(currentDate)

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime))
  ' 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate))
  ' 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate))
  ' -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure ComparingDates;
var currentDateAndTime, currentTime, currentDate;
begin
  currentDateAndTime := aqDateTime.Now;
  currentTime := aqDateTime.Time;
  // The default date for currentTime is set to 12/30/1899
  currentDate := aqDateTime.Today;
  // The default time for currentDate is set to 00:00:00

  Log.Message(currentDateAndTime);
  Log.Message(currentTime);
  Log.Message(currentDate);

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime));
  // 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
  // 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate

  Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate));
  // -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function ComparingDates()
{
  var currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime["Now"]();
  var currentTime = aqDateTime["Time"]();
  // The default date for currentTime is set to 12/30/1899
  var currentDate = aqDateTime["Today"]();
  // The default time for currentDate is set to 00:00:00

  Log["Message"](currentDateAndTime);
  Log["Message"](currentTime);
  Log["Message"](currentDate);

  Log["Message"](aqDateTime["Compare"](currentDateAndTime, currentTime));
  // 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime

  Log["Message"](aqDateTime["Compare"](currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
  // 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate

  Log["Message"](aqDateTime["Compare"](currentTime, currentDate));
  // -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
}

See Also

Working With Dates
Working With Time
Now Method
Time Method

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