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  • now ( 'long' | DATEFORMAT )
    Macro

    Current date and time, default is default Date format. The format can be specified as a long or a date format.

    public final static String	_nowHelp	= "${now;pattern|'long'}, returns current time";
    
    public Object _now(String args[]) {
    	verifyCommand(args, _nowHelp, null, 1, 2);
    	Date now = new Date();
    
    	if (args.length == 2) {
    		if ("long".equals(args[1]))
    			return now.getTime();
    
    		DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(args[1]);
    		return df.format(now);
    	}
    	return now;
    }
    
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