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# getFormattedTimestamp()

**Method signature**

```php
private function getFormattedTimestamp() 
```

**Example**

```php
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use CircularProtocol\Api\CircularProtocolAPI;

$circular = new CircularProtocolAPI();

$timestamp = $circular->getFormattedTimestamp();
echo $timestamp;
```

**Result**

The result will be an object of type String:

```
2024:10:09-21:45:00
```