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DateConvert
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Description
Converts local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or UTC to local time. The function uses the daylight savings settings in the executing computer to compute daylight savings time, if necessary.
Returns
UTC- or local-formatted time object.
Category
Function syntax
DateConvert(conversionType, date)See also
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
conversionType |
|
date | Date and time string or a variable that contains one. To create, use CreateDateTime. |
Usage
When passing a date/time object as a string, enclose it in quotation marks. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a numeric representation of a date/time object.
You can pass the CreateDate or Now function as the date parameter of this function. For example, cfscript> writeoutput(DateConvert('local2utc',CreateDate(2019, 4, 10))) </cfscript> |
Example
<cfscript>
// convert local date-time to UTC
utc_datetime = DateConvert('local2Utc', now());
writeOutput(utc_datetime & "<br/>")
// convert UTC date-time to local
local_datetime=DateConvert('utc2Local',now())
writeOutput(local_datetime)
</cfscript>Output
{ts '2018-11-08 06:41:19'}
{ts '2018-11-08 06:41:19'}
{ts '2018-11-08 06:41:19'}
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