# nats\_get\_period\_end

Alias: get\_period\_end

## Parameters

| Parameter                                                                                                                                 | Description                                                      | Possible Values                | Default Value               | Example                |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [assign\_prefix](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/skins-and-templates/further-reading/template-function-parameters/assign_prefix) | Prefix output variables with this word. (Click link for details) | Any valid Smarty variable name | *None.* (No prefix is used) | assign\_prefix="myvar" |

## Output

A clock counting down the time until the end of the current period. The remaining time is also stored in the Smarty variable, *$period\_countdown*.