topic Re: Dynamic current date text in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Dynamic current date text

PatrickHanley1 — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:28:56 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to display a dynamic date in Experience builder in a text string. I need to label a page CURRENTYEAR+1 through CURRENTYEAR+4

I am seeing posts about doing this through the embedded content widget and HTML, but I also found ESRI documentation that they are no longer supporting <string> HTML functions which is what they suggest to get dynamic date

Any ideas?

Re: Dynamic current date text

ShengdiZhang — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:35:25 GMT

Hi @PatrickHanley1 ,

You can try using an Expression in the Text widget to add dynamic content.

Hope it helps,

Shengedi

Re: Dynamic current date text

PatrickHanley1 — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:06:39 GMT

Hi Shengedi,

Unfortunately I dont think that will work, I believe the dynamic content in a text widget only works when referencing a layer. I am not trying to reference any layer, just need a dynamic date of the current year

Re: Dynamic current date text

TimConfare2 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:50:50 GMT

I need to do the same. Have you ever found a solution to this? Thanks

Re: Dynamic current date text

KrystalPhaneuf4 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:13:35 GMT

@PatrickHanley1 and @TimConfare2 I am also trying to do this. Any solutions?

Re: Dynamic current date text

TimConfare2 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:53:34 GMT

I ended up creating a html file with code for the current date and then embedding it where the text would be. Let me know if you need any more info.

Re: Dynamic current date text

TobyGrant2 — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:54:51 GMT

Add a Text widget. Connect to data (any data, it doesn't matter as it won't be used) than select 'Arcade' in the widget popup menu (click on widget on map) and in the 'return' part of the code update value to read value: Year(Now()) This will display the current year.

Re: Dynamic current date text

TobyGrant2 — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:33:11 GMT

Use Text(Year(Now()),"#") to remove the thousands separator