# dbDate

## Description

Retrieves the current date and enables adding a specific duration or increment to a date.

## Input / Parameter

| Name     | Description                                   | Input Type  | Default | Options                       | Required |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- | ----------------------------- | -------- |
| withTime | If time is included in the result             | Boolean     | false   | -                             | Yes      |
| add      | The duration to be added in the current date. | Number      | 0       | -                             | No       |
| type     | The duration type of 'add'.                   | String/Text | days    | days, hours, minutes, seconds | No       |

## Output

| Description                              | Output Type |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the calculated date or datetime. | String/Text |

## Callback

N/A

## Video

Coming soon.

## Example

Assuming current datetime is 01-Jan-2023 10:00AM. The table below lists some sample inputs and the expected output by the `dbDate` function.

| Function inputs                  | Expected result in `console` | Explanation                             |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| ![](/files/ZML2Jfn6e0aiYT8ln8og) | `2023-01-02 10:00:00`        | 1 day after today, with timestamp       |
| ![](/files/zdeD1RZuHBq5H8OGX54L) | `2023-01-02`                 | 1 day after today, without timestamp    |
| ![](/files/demBq6GXbULhXyxb6Ft7) | `2023-01-01 10:10:00`        | 10 minutes after current time (10AM)    |
| ![](/files/PWvANBksVLzNq3YGKbOh) | `2023-04-11`                 | 100 days after today, without timestamp |

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