now - script and chart function

This function returns a timestamp of the current time from the system clock. The default value is 1.

Syntax:

now([ timer_mode])

Return data type: dual

Arguments:

Now arguments
Argument	Description
timer_mode	Can have the following values: 0 (time at last finished data load) 1 (time at function call) 2 (time when the document was opened) Information noteIf you use the function in a load script, timer_mode=0 will result in the time of the last finished data load, while timer_mode=1 will give the time of the function call in the current data load.

Examples and results:

Examples and results
Example	Result
now( 0)	Returns the time when the last data load completed.
now( 1)	When used in a chart expression, this returns the time of the function call. When used in a load script, this returns the time of the function call in the current data load.
now( 2)	Returns the time when the document was opened.

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