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gmda_refreshDate

Recomputes and returns the current device date/time as a string.

Synchronous (returns directly)

Signature

gmda_refreshDate() -> string

Formats the device's current local datetime, stores it in the cache, and returns it. It is the device clock, not the server clock.

This function takes no parameters.

Call it whenever you want a fresh timestamp; read it back later with gmda_getDate() if you do not need to recompute.

Returns: The current datetime string, formatted "YYYY-M-D H:M:S", from the LOCAL device clock.

var now = gmda_refreshDate();
show_debug_message("now: " + now);