DateTime

Reference

class DateTime
module:
toString()

Returns the datetime as a string

Returns:

The datetime in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format

Return type:

str

isLeapYear()

Checks if the year is a leap year

Returns:

True if leap year, false otherwise

Return type:

boolean

getDaysInMonth()

Gets the number of days in the month

Returns:

Number of days in the month

Return type:

number

addSeconds(seconds)

Adds seconds to the current datetime

Parameters:

seconds (number) – Number of seconds to add

addMinutes(minutes)

Adds minutes to the current datetime

Parameters:

minutes (number) – Number of minutes to add

addHours(hours)

Adds hours to the current datetime

Parameters:

hours (number) – Number of hours to add

addDays(days)

Adds days to the current datetime

Parameters:

days (number) – Number of days to add

addMonths(months)

Adds months to the current datetime (handles overflow)

Parameters:

months (number) – Number of months to add

addYears(years)

Adds years to the current datetime

Parameters:

years (number) – Number of years to add

compare(other)

Compares two DateTime objects

Parameters:

other (DateTime) – The other datetime to compare

Returns:

-1 if this datetime is earlier, 0 if equal, 1 if later

Return type:

number

equals(other)

Checks if two datetimes are equal

Parameters:

other (DateTime) – The other datetime to compare

Returns:

True if equal, false otherwise

Return type:

boolean

static now()

Creates a DateTime object representing the current date and time

Returns:

The current date and time

Return type:

DateTime

toTimestamp()

Converts the DateTime object to a Unix timestamp

Returns:

The Unix timestamp

Return type:

number

static fromTimestamp(timestamp)

Creates a DateTime object from a Unix timestamp

Parameters:

timestamp (number) – The Unix timestamp

Returns:

The corresponding DateTime object

Return type:

DateTime

Examples