Method 1
Datetime dt = System.now();
String hm = dt.format('HH:mm:ss');
System.debug(hm);
Method 2
Datetime dt = System.now();
Integer hm = dt.hour();
Integer mm = dt.minute();
System.debug(hm+','+mm);
Important Notes
- Both methods returns the time in the user’s locale. If the code is executed by 2 users with different locales and the same
DateTime
it will return 2 different times. format(dateFormatString, timezone)
or formatGmt(dateFormatString)
could be used if you wanted the time to be consistent regardless of the users local.
- First method is good if we need to print on UI.
- Second method is good if you need value in Integer and you want to do further calculations.