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<p>This function uses RFC 3339 format, which is a profile of ISO 8601.</p>
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<li><code>dt</code>: The <code>DateTime<Utc></code> to format.</li>
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<p>A <code>String</code> containing the formatted date and time.</p>
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<div class="example-wrap"><pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"><code><span class="kw">use </span>trash_analyzer::sys::datetime::{current_utc_time, format_datetime};
<span class="kw">use </span>chrono::DateTime;
<span class="kw">let </span>now = current_utc_time();
<span class="kw">let </span>formatted = format_datetime(<span class="kw-2">&</span>now);
<span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string">"Formatted time: {}"</span>, formatted);</code></pre><a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" title="Run code" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%23!%5Ballow(unused)%5D%0Afn+main()+%7B%0A++++use+trash_analyzer::sys::datetime::%7Bcurrent_utc_time,+format_datetime%7D;%0A++++use+chrono::DateTime;%0A++++%0A++++let+now+=+current_utc_time();%0A++++let+formatted+=+format_datetime(%26now);%0A++++println!(%22Formatted+time:+%7B%7D%22,+formatted);%0A%7D&edition=2024"></a></div></div></details></section></div></main></body></html>