How to get current timestamp with CQL while using Command Line?

Question

I am trying to insert into my CQL table from the command line. I am able to insert everything. But I am wondering if I have a timestamp column, then how can I insert into ti

Answer 1

There are actually 2 different ways for different purposes to insert the current timestamp. From the docs:

Inserting the current timestamp

Use functions to insert the current date into date or timestamp fields as follows:

Current date and time into timestamp field: toTimestamp(now()) sets the timestamp to the current time of the coordinator.

Current date (midnight) into timestamp field: toTimestamp(toDate(now())) sets the timestamp to the current date beginning of day (midnight).