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LELocal

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Description

Description:

Return the actual in-mission date and time.

Multiplayer:

Returns the current local (MP client) in-game date.

Clients' local date is automatically and periodically synchronised with the server date.

Groups:

Environment

Syntax

Syntax:

date

Return Value:

Array - Date format

Examples

Example 1:

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// in Arma 3 date params ["_year", "_month", "_day", "_hours", "_minutes"]; // pre Arma 3 private ["_now", "_year", "_month", "_day", "_hours", "_minutes"]; _now = date; // [2014,10,30,2,30] a.k.a Oct. 30th, 2:30am _year = _now select 0; _month = _now select 1; _day = _now select 2; _hours = _now select 3; _minutes = _now select 4;

Example 2:

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if (date select 3 >= 19) then // 7pm { hintSilent "ah, Arma sunset"; // ...cue bad guys };

Additional Information

See also:

setDate dateToNumber numberToDate time missionStart systemTime systemTimeUTC

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