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Second

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Extracts the ordinal for the second from a date/time object.

Returns

An integer in the range 0-59.

Category

Function syntax

Second(date)

See also

Parameters

Parameter
Description
date
A date/time object

Usage

When passing a date/time object as a string, enclose it in quotation marks. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a number representation of a date/time object.

Example

<cfscript>
    myDatetime = CreateDateTime(2018,11,18,12,39,22);
    writeOutput(myDatetime & "<br/>");
    writeOutput("the current second is " & Second(myDatetime));
</cfscript>
Output
{ts '2018-11-18 12:39:22'}

the current second is 22

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