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Gets the build date of the current version of WoW, as listed on the bottom left of the login screen.

local date = GetDate()

none

date (string) - This date will be the date WoW was released or built, some internal Blizzard date close to release.

 local date = GetDate() -- version 1.2.1

"Dec 20 2004"

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- <center>'''GetDate''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Zlixar|Zlixar]]-''</center>
+{{wowapi|removed=1.3.0}}
-When called, returns the build date of the current version of WoW (as listed on the bottom left of the login screen).
+Gets the build date of the current version of WoW, as listed on the bottom left of the login screen.
-  date = GetDate();
+  local date = GetDate()
-----
-;''Arguments''
-:''none''
+== Parameters ==
+=== Arguments ===
+: none
-----
+=== Returns ===
-;''Returns''
+* date (string) - This date will be the date WoW was released or built, some internal Blizzard date close to release.
-:;date : String - For example for version 1.2.1, it returned "Dec 20 2004". This date will be the date WoW was released or built (some internal Blizzard date close to release).
+== Example ==
+<pre>
+ local date = GetDate() -- version 1.2.1
+</pre>
-----
+; Result
-;''Example''
- local date = GetDate();
-;''Result''
   "Dec 20 2004"
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+== Notes ==
-(Seems to have been removed)
+* Removed in patch 1.3.0
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-{{Template:WoW API}}
-[[Category:API Functions|GetDate]]