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timeUntilInWords()



Pass in a date to this method, and it will return a string describing the approximate time difference between the current date and that date.

Name Type Required Default Description
toTime date Yes Date to compare to.
includeSeconds boolean No false Whether or not to include the number of seconds in the returned string.
fromTime date No [runtime expression] Date to compare from.
timeUntilInWords(toTime [, includeSeconds, fromTime ]) <cfset aLittleAhead = Now() + 30>
<cfoutput>#timeUntilInWords(aLittleAhead)#</cfoutput>