# Date functions

| Function             | Description                                                                                                         | Example Expression            | Example Result                             |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `Date(input)`        | Explicitly converts the input to a date value. The input must be a string matching the format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" | `Date("2016-03-10 14:00:00")` | 2016-03-10 14:00:00 (date)                 |
| `Now()`              | Returns the current date and time                                                                                   | `Now()`                       | (current date and time as a date variable) |
| `Format(x, pattern)` | Formats x as a string, using the given pattern. See [Formats](/6.11/development/flow-studio/flowscript/formats.md)  | `Format(d, "yyMMdd")`         | "160310"                                   |

Example of the left side value (L) is a **date** and the right side value (R) is a **number**, the expression returns a new date representing L with R number of days added.

| Expression  | Result                                  |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `now() + 1` | A date variable representing tomorrow.  |
| `now() - 1` | A date variable representing yesterday. |


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