missionStart: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Returns date and time when mission started. Because this command returns the time of the actual start of the mission, it might not be available in pre-init or init, but is guaranteed to be available in post-init when time > 0.
Multiplayer:: Command only has the desired return value in multiplayer.
Groups:: Mission Information

Syntax:: missionStart
Return Value:: Array format [year, month, day, hour, minute, second] in multiplayer, which differs from date format only by seconds. In SP returns [0,0,0,0,0,0]

Example 1:: setDate (missionStart select [0,5]);
Example 2:: Set real date:
//postInit = 1; if (isServer) then { waitUntil { time > 0 }; setDate (missionStart select [0, 5]); };

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-back to [[Scripting_Reference#M|COMREF]]
+{{RV|type=command
-<h2 style="color:#000066">'''missionStart'''</h2>
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.80
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-None
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-[[Array]]
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-'''Compatibility:'''
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-Added in version '''1.80'''
+|gr1= Mission Information
-'''Description:'''
+|descr= Returns date and time when mission started. Because this command returns the time of the actual start of the mission, it might not be available in ''pre-init'' or ''init'', but is guaranteed to be available in ''post-init'' when <sqf inline>time > 0</sqf>.
-Return time when mission started in format '''''[year, month, day, hour, minute, second]'''''.
+|mp= Command only has the desired return value in multiplayer.
+|s1= [[missionStart]]
+|r1= [[Array]] format {{hl|[year, month, day, hour, minute, second]}} in multiplayer, which differs from [[date]] format only by seconds. In SP returns {{hl|[0,0,0,0,0,0]}}
+|x1= <sqf>setDate (missionStart select [0,5]);</sqf>
+|x2= Set real date:
+<sqf>
+//postInit = 1;
+if (isServer) then
+{
+	waitUntil { time > 0 };
+	setDate (missionStart select [0, 5]);
+};
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[date]] [[time]] [[dayTime]] [[serverTime]] [[setDate]] [[systemTime]] [[systemTimeUTC]]
+}}