A Time object contains several attributes to manipulate the different components of time, such as days and hours. The following table lists all Time's attributes and provides some examples:
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| AD |
Field that indicates the calendar era indicating the common era (Anno Domini.). |
Example:
time as Time
/*this will display 1 because
the current era is AD*/
display time + "\n\n AD = " + time.AD
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| am |
Boolean value which indicates whether the Time's period is between midnight to just before noon. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 02:45:00-03'
//this will display true
display time + "\n\n am = " + time.am
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n am = " + time.am
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| ampm |
Field that indicates the period of the day. If the period is am, it will return 0; otherwise, it will return 1. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 02:45:00-03'
//this will display 0
display time + "\n\n ampm = " + time.ampm
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
//this will display 1
display time + "\n\n ampm = " + time.ampm
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| BC |
Field that indicates the calendar era indicating the period before the common era (before Christ). |
Example:
time as Time
/*this will display 0 because
the current era is not BC*/
display time + "\n\n BC = " + time.BC
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| date |
String value containing the date formatted with the default mask. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
//this will display Dec 25, 2004
display time + "\n\n" + time.date
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| day |
Int value representing the day component of the time. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
//it will display 25
display time + "\n\n day: " + time.day
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| dayOfMonth |
Int value representing the day part of the time. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
//this will display 25
display time + "\n\n day of month: " +
time.day
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| dayOfWeek |
Day of the week. Returns an integer from 1 to 7, where Sunday is 1. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n day of the week: " +
time.dayOfWeek
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| days |
Returns the number of days elapsed since 00:00 January 1, 1970 GMT (UNIX epoch). |
Example:
time as Time
display "days since EPOCH: " + time.days
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| EPOCH |
1969-12-31 00:00:00-00. Base time from which milliseconds to calculate dates are counted. |
Example:
//1969-12-31 00:00:00-00
display "EPOCH: " + Time.EPOCH
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| firstDayOfMonth |
Time value corresponding to the first day of the month. |
Example:
time as Time
//firstDayOfMonth is a Time object
display "fist day of month: " +
time.firstDayOfMonth
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| hour |
Int value representing the hour component of the date in the format h. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n hour: " + time.hour
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| hourOfDay |
Int value representing the hour component of the date in the format hh. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n hour of the day: " +
time.hour
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| hours |
Returns the number of hours elapsed since January 1, 1970 GMT. |
Example:
time as Time
display "hours passed since EPOCH: "+
time.hours
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| lastDayOfMonth |
Time value corresponding to the last day of the month. |
Example:
time as Time
//lastDayOfMonth is a Time object
display "last day of month: " +
time.lastDayOfMonth
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| locale |
This attribute is used to change the current locale. It is a write only attribute. |
Example:
time as Time
display "date fomatted with default locale: " +
time.formatDate
Time.locale = Java.Util.Locale.GERMAN
display "date with German locale: " +
time.formatDate
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| maxvalue |
The maximum value a Time object can have. |
Example:
display "Time object's maximum value: "
+ Time.maxvalue
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| microSecond |
Int value representing the microseconds component of the date. |
Example:
time as Time
display time + "\n\n microseconds in time: " +
time.microSecond
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| microSeconds |
Returns the number of microseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 GMT. |
Example:
time as Time
display "microseconds since EPOCH: " +
time.microDeconds
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| milliSeconds |
Returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 GMT. |
Example:
time as Time
display "milliseconds since EPOCH: " +
time.milliSeconds
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| minute |
Int value representing the minutes component of the date. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n minutes: " + time.minute
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| minutes |
Returns the number of minutes elapsed since January 1, 1970 GMT. |
Example:
time as Time
display "minutes since EPOCH: " + time.minutes
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| minvalue |
The minimum value a Time object can have. |
Example:
time as Time
display "Time object's minimum value: "
+ time.minvalue
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| month |
Int value representing the month component of the date. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n month: " +
time.month
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| second |
Int value representing the seconds component of the date. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-12-25 20:45:10-03'
display time + "\n\n seconds: " + time.second
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| seconds |
Returns the number of seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 GMT. |
Example:
time as Time
display "seconds since EPOCH: " + time.seconds
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| timeOnlyHour |
Int value representing the hours component of the time, without calendar corrections. |
Example:
time as Time
display time + "\n\n" +
"hours: " +
time.timeOnlyHour
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| timeOnlyMicroSecond |
Int value representing the microseconds component of the time, without calendar corrections. |
Example:
time as Time
display time + "\n\n" +
"microseconds: "+
time.timeOnlyMicroSecond
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| timeOnlyMinute |
Int value representing the minutes component of the time, without calendar corrections. |
Example:
time as Time
display time + "\n\n"+
"minutes: " +
time.timeOnlyMinute
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| timeOnlySecond |
Int value representing the seconds component of the time, without calendar corrections. |
Example:
time as Time
display time + "\n\n"+
"seconds: " +
time.timeOnlySecond
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| time |
String value containing the time of the day formatted with the default mask. |
Example:
time as Time
display "time formatted with default mask:" +
time.date
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| timeZone |
Time according to the locale. |
Example:
time as Time
Time.timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-3")
display "GMT-3: " + time
Time.timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-8")
display "GMT-8: " + time
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| weekOfMonth |
Int value indicating the week number within the current month, starting from 1. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-01-01 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n week of month: " +
time.weekOfMonth
time = '2004-01-07 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n week of month: " +
time.weekOfMonth
| Attribute |
Description |
|---|
| weekOfYear |
Int value indicating the week number within the current year, starting from 1. |
Example:
time as Time
time = '2004-01-07 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n week of year: " +
time.weekOfYear
time = '2004-02-07 20:45:00-03'
display time + "\n\n week of year: " +
time.weekOfYear