rustUsing now to get current time in Rust

The now function from the chrono crate can be used to get the current time in Rust.

Example code

use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};

let now: DateTime<Utc> = Utc::now();
println!("{}", now);

Output example

2020-09-17T17:45:02.945Z

The code above imports the DateTime and Utc types from the chrono crate, and then uses the Utc::now() function to get the current time in UTC. The result is stored in a DateTime<Utc> type, which can then be printed using the println! macro.

Code explanation

• use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};: imports the DateTime and Utc types from the chrono crate.
• let now: DateTime<Utc> = Utc::now();: uses the Utc::now() function to get the current time in UTC, and stores it in a DateTime<Utc> type.
• println!("{}", now);: prints the DateTime<Utc> type using the println! macro.

Helpful links

• chrono crate documentation

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