%TIME Function

%TIME built-in function converts the value of an expression from character, numeric, or timestamp data to type time. If no expression is specified, the current system time is returned.

 **%TIME**  ((Expression {, *ISO | *HMS | *USA | *EUR | *JIS}))

Parameters

Expression

Optional. Expression can be character, numeric, or timestamp data to be converted to type time.

*ISO, *HMS, *USA, *EUR, *JIS

Optional. This is the time format of character and numeric input. If Expression is a timestamp, do not specify this parameter as the system knows the format of the input. The default for character and numeric input is *ISO format.

Remarks

The converted value remains unchanged but is returned as a time. If no Expression is specified, the current system time is returned. Regardless of the input format, the resulting value is *ISO time format.

See Also

Built-in Function Overview

Time Formats

%TIMESTAMP

%DATE