NTPClient library missing Date function

[desert_ratt]

For whatever value this may have to others who may need this ...

I recently was requested to add texts based on certain times of the day to my current project. I had no idea how difficult this was going to be.

After much research I came across several tutorials - mostly ESP8288 / 32 based - that made calls to 'getFormattedTime()' AND 'getFormattedDate()' from a timeAPI. The 'getFormattedDate()' never worked so I looked at the NTPClient.h file and sure enough, 'getFormattedDate()' did not exist.

After researching further, I came across a github chat discussing this very topic. Long story short, at the very bottom of this webpage someone posted a link to a NTPClient library that contained the 'getFormattedDate() function.

While skeptical, I did download it and am glad I did. I have since thoroughly tested this library and it does provide the date.

Thanks.

[noiasca]

on which Microcontroller do you want to use NTP?

For the ESP8266/ESP32 you don't need an external library. NTP is included in the ESP cores / time.h

See either the examples in the IDE or smaller examples on my pages
https://werner.rothschopf.net/202011_arduino_esp8266_ntp_en.htm

https://werner.rothschopf.net/microcontroller/202103_arduino_esp32_ntp_en.htm

formating the date can be done with https://cplusplus.com/reference/ctime/strftime/

[desert_ratt]

Thank you for your comments and links.

Sorry for the confusion - I was merely passing on a link to an NTPClient.h library that included 'getFormattedDate()' that is not in the library of the same name that can be included in Arduino sketches via the Arduino IDE.

I have been using this 'hacked' library for several days and it works flawlessly.

Thanks again for your help.