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Dynamic Copyright Notices in 7 Web Languages

Website copyright notices are ubiquitous; you can find them in the footer of almost any site. It's also easy to spot copyright notices that haven't been updated in years, which could potentially send the signal that nobody is behind the wheel. A simple solution is to have the year update dynamically.

Here's several ways to "set it and forget it":

JavaScript

&copy; <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var d = new Date(); document.write(d.getFullYear()); //]]> </script>

PHP

&copy; <?php echo date("Y"); ?>

Ruby/ERB

&copy; <% Time.now.year %>

Django/Python

&copy; {% now "Y" %}

ASP

&copy; <% Response.Write Year(now) %>

JSP

&copy; <jsp:useBean id="now" class="java.util.Date"/> <fmt:formatDate value="${now}" type="DATE" pattern="yyyy"/>

ActionScript/Flash

trace("&copy; " + new Date().getFullYear();

Judd Lyon

08/30/08

tags: timestamp, copyright notice,

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