Get Current Date function

The Get Current Date function returns the current date (with the local timezone) as a XML Schema data type: xs:date.

Parameter:  none

Returns: date

The current date as the XML Schema data type: xs:date. For example, if this function is run on February 22, 2005 in the PST timezone (- 08:00) this function returns the following date:

2005-02-22-08:00
Note: If this function is called twice in a map, it is not guaranteed that the same date is returned. This function is not stable as defined by the W3C.