The _date operator returns a date object representing a single moment in time. It can take a string in ISO 8601 format, or a number that is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 UTC (the UNIX epoch).

Arguments

string

An string in ISO 8601 format representing a date and time.

number

The number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 UTC.

Examples

Timestamp:

_date: 1611837509802

Returns: Thu Jan 28 2021 12:38:29 GMT+0000

ISO 8601 string, only date:

_date: 2021-01-28

Returns: Thu Jan 28 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000

ISO 8601 string, date and time:

_date: 2021-01-28T12:36:03.957Z

Returns: Thu Jan 28 2021 12:38:29 GMT+0000

Operator methods:

_date.now

The _date.now method returns a date object representing the moment in time it was called. The method can also be used as _date: now

Arguments

The _date.now method does not take any arguments.

Examples

Get the current date and time:

_date.now: null

_date: now

Returns: The current date and time.