GetHttpTimeString

Description

Gets the current time, in the Universal Time code (UTC).

Returns

The time, as a string, according to the HTTP standard described in RFC 1123 and its underlying RFC, 822. This format is commonly used in Internet protocols, including HTTP.

Category

Date and time functions, International functions

Function syntax

GetHttpTimeString(date_time_object)

See also

GetLocale, GetTimeZoneInfo, SetLocale

Parameters

Parameter

Description

date_time_object

A ColdFusion date-time object string or Java Date object

Usage

The time in the returned string is UTC, consistent with the HTTP standard.

Example

<cfoutput> 
    #GetHttpTimeString(now())# 
</cfoutput>