How to get current datetime as per the logged in user timezone in apex?

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How to get current datetime as per the logged in user timezone in apex?

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now()

The now() mehtod in Salesforce Apex returns the current Datetime based on a GMT calendar. So, system.now() and Datetime.now() returns Datetime based on a GMT calendar.

now().format()

The now().format() method in Salesforce Apex returns the current Datetime based on the user timezone settings selected in the user detail.

Sample code:

system.debug('System DateTime is ' + DateTime.now());
system.debug('System DateTime is ' + System.now());
system.debug('User DateTime is ' + DateTime.now().format());
system.debug('User DateTime is ' + System.now().format());

Output:

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