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Date

unit
Sysutils
category
date/time routines

declaration
type TDateTime = type Double;

function date: TDateTime;

description
Returns the current system date.

The integral part of a TDateTime value is the number of days that have passed since 12/30/1899. The fractional part of a TDateTime value is fraction of a 24 hour day that has elapsed.

To find the fractional number of days between two dates, simply subtract the two values. Likewise, to increment a date and time value by a certain fractional number of days, simply add the fractional number to the date and time value.

example

ShowMessage('Today is  ' + DateToStr(Date));

in real code

see also
DateToStr, DayOfWeek, DecodeDate Now


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