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DateTime

Parse a date string into a DateTime object, or get the current time via Host.SystemInfo.getLocalTime().

Methods

Method	Returns	Parameters	Description
`Host.DateTime(date)`	`object`	`date` — date string (e.g. `"2026/01/01"`)	Parse a date string into a DateTime object

DateTime object properties:

Property	Type	Example	Description
`year`	`number`	`2026`	Year
`month`	`number`	`5`	Month (1-based)
`day`	`number`	`28`	Day of month
`hour`	`number`	`14`	Hour (0-23)
`minute`	`number`	`30`	Minute
`second`	`number`	`15`	Second

var end = Host.DateTime("2026/01/01");
var now = Host.SystemInfo.getLocalTime();

Host.SystemInfo provides system-level time access via getLocalTime().

Methods:

Method	Returns	Parameters	Description
`Host.SystemInfo.getLocalTime()`	`object`	none	Get current local system time as a DateTime object

var now = Host.SystemInfo.getLocalTime();

The returned object has the same properties as Host.DateTime object properties.