Returns a time stamp based on the current time. <code>now</code> basically calls
<code>gsub('.', '', sprintf('%.20f', as.numeric(Sys.time())), fixed=TRUE)</code>.
To ensure that at each call a different time stamp is delivered <code>now</code>
may call <code>gsub(...)</code> several times until two different results are delivered.
The last one is then returned.

The main aim is to further facilitate the creation of exercises based on the package 'exams'
by Grün, B., and Zeileis, A. (2009) <doi:10.18637/jss.v029.i10>. Creating effective student exercises
involves challenges such as creating appropriate data sets and ensuring access to intermediate values
for accurate explanation of solutions. The functionality includes the generation of univariate and
bivariate data including simple time series, functions for theoretical distributions and their approximation,
statistical and mathematical calculations for tasks in basic statistics courses as well as general tasks
such as string manipulation, LaTeX/HTML formatting and the editing of XML task files for 'Moodle'.

Sigbert Klinke

exams.forge

Support for Compiling Examination Tasks using the 'exams'
Package

now function

<dl><dt>last</dt>
<dd>integer: the amount of digits that should be returned (default: <code>35</code>)</dd></dl>

Arguments

Current Time — now

<dl>

<dt>last</dt>
<dd>integer: the amount of digits that should be returned (default: <code>35</code>)</dd>

</dl>

now: Current Time

Description

Usage

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Examples