How to get today's date and verify/match?

[helpdesk]

@mark.jabay You can create your own format for the date. Check out this site for the format elements:

Groovy Date Parsing and Formatting

so, you might use:

def now = new Date().format(‘EEE, dd MMM yyyy’)

WebUI.setText(findTestObject(‘yourTO’), now)

Saying that, you might be able to put in any format and the behind javascript may change the format to the “proper” one. That may even be a test you can try.

How to check if the date posted in the site is the same as the current date

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