Date Helpers

Date Helpers are methods available on Signal instances that contain Date objects. These helpers provide a convenient way to update the date value reactively.

now

Sets the value of the Signal to the current date and time.

Syntax

signal.now()

Returns

Date - The new Date object representing the current date and time.

Usage

import { Signal } from '@semantic-ui/reactivity';

const currentTime = new Signal(new Date());

console.log(currentTime.get()); // Output: current date and time

// After some time...
currentTime.now();
console.log(currentTime.get()); // Output: updated current date and time

Notes

• The now() method is particularly useful when you need to update a reactive date variable to the current time, such as for timestamps or when refreshing time-based data.
• Remember that like all Signal modifications, using now() will trigger any reactive computations that depend on this variable.
• The returned Date object represents the time at which now() was called, not when it’s later accessed.