# Need to know about time function in watir

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-to-know-about-time-function-in-watir/126619>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 20, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-to-know-about-time-function-in-watir/126619 "2008-01-20T14:24:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![bhavesh1\_sharma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@bhavesh1\_sharma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bhavesh1_sharma)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-to-know-about-time-function-in-watir/126619/1 "2008-01-20T14:24:42Z")

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In my script i need to take system time and have to store it like one  
variable for hour, one variable for minutes and one varaible for  
seconds.

How can i get system time. is there any buitin function in watir?

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**Author:** ![bhavesh1\_sharma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@bhavesh1\_sharma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bhavesh1_sharma)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-to-know-about-time-function-in-watir/126619/2 "2008-01-20T16:42:16Z")

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> Datum: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:24:38 +0900  
> Von: Bhavesh S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> An: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> Betreff: Need to know about time function in watir.

> In my script i need to take system time and have to store it like one  
> variable for hour, one variable for minutes and one varaible for  
> seconds.

Use Ruby’s built-in Time class :

[http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Time.html](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Time.html)