Prints date and time.

Description

Date is printed in the format 31.12.2015. You can specify an alternative format in the format attribute.

Syntax

{Date(
    format: string
)}

Scope

Required scope: globaali

Tags with global scope can be used on any template and in any tag.

Printing the current date and time

<span class="current-date">
{Date(
    format: 'j.n.y H:i'
)}
</span>

In the example, the date and time are printed in the format 27.3.2014 10:00.

Attribuutit

after/before:

By using the after and before attributes you can define content that is output either after or before the tag's output.

Allowed values:The HTML and Interface markup

E.g.

  • before: '<p>Tämä merkkaus näkyy ennen tagin omaa sisältöä.</p>'
  • after: '<p>Tämä taas näkyy tagin oman sisällön jälkeen.</p>'

If the tag does not produce any content, neither the content of the after and before attributes will be output.

escape:

Adds an escape character before quotation marks in the output.

The attribute makes it easier to process the tag-produced content when using JavaScript.

Allowed values:true/false. The default value is false.

or:

Defines alternative content that is displayed if the tag itself does not produce any content.

Allowed values:The HTML and Interface markup

E.g. or:'Sisältöä ei löytynyt.'

format:

Defines the format in which the date should be printed.

Allowed values:

ValueDescriptionExample
dThe day of the month always as a 2-digit number06
jThe day of the month without the preceding zero6
mThe month always as a 2-digit number (with the preceding zero)03
nThe month without the preceding zero3
YThe year as a 4-digit number2015
yThe year as a 2-digit number15
H24-hour clock23
iMinute59
sSecond59

E.g. you can obtain the printout format 31.12.2015 by using the following markup: format:'j.n.Y'.

For more detailed information about date formats, see the php.net instructions.