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Get Current Date/Time as Timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD)

Demonstrates how to get the current system date/time in YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD format.

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Objective-C
#import <CkoDateTime.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

CkoDateTime *dt = [[CkoDateTime alloc] init];

success = [dt SetFromCurrentSystemTime];

//  Get a UTC time.
BOOL bLocal = NO;
NSString *timestamp = [dt GetAsTimestamp: bLocal];
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Current UTC Time: ",timestamp);

//  Get a local time.
bLocal = YES;
timestamp = [dt GetAsTimestamp: bLocal];
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Current Local Time: ",timestamp);

//  Sample output:
//  
//  Current UTC Time: 2022-03-01T00:48:58Z
//  Current Local Time: 2022-02-28T18:48:58-06:00