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Description:: Returns the current in-game time in hours. For a formatted version of time, see BIS_fnc_timeToString.
Multiplayer:: Returns the current local in-game time in hours.
Groups:: Environment Mission Information Time

Syntax:: dayTime
Return Value:: Number - day time using a 24 hour clock, using fractions of hours - range [0..24]

Example 1:: dayTime; // returns 16.5 given it is 16:30 (4.30pm) in game
Example 2:: Get hour, minute, seconds:
private _daytime = dayTime; // assuming dayTime returns 1.66046 private _hours = floor _daytime; // 1 private _minutes = floor ((_daytime - _hours) * 60); // 39 private _seconds = floor ((((_daytime - _hours) * 60) - _minutes) * 60); // 37

See also:: date dateToNumber BIS_fnc_timeToString time skipTime systemTime systemTimeUTC

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 |mp= Returns the current '''local''' in-game time in hours.
-|s1= [[daytime]]
+|s1= [[dayTime]]
-|r1= [[Number]] - Day time using a 24 hour clock, using fractions of hours.
+|r1= [[Number]] - day time using a 24 hour clock, using fractions of hours - range [0..24]
-|x1= <code>[[daytime]]; {{cc|returns 16.5 given it is 16:30 (4.30pm) in game}}</code>
+|x1= <sqf>dayTime; // returns 16.5 given it is 16:30 (4.30pm) in game</sqf>
 |x2= Get hour, minute, seconds:
-<code>[[private]] _daytime = [[daytime]]; {{cc|assuming [[daytime]] returns 1.66046}}
+<sqf>
-[[private]] _hours = [[floor]] _daytime;											{{cc| 1}}
+private _daytime = dayTime; // assuming dayTime returns 1.66046
-[[private]] _minutes = [[floor]] ((_daytime - _hours) * 60);						{{cc|39}}
+private _hours = floor _daytime;											//  1
-[[private]] _seconds = [[floor]] ((((_daytime - _hours) * 60) - _minutes) * 60);	{{cc|37}}</code>
+private _minutes = floor ((_daytime - _hours) * 60);						// 39
+private _seconds = floor ((((_daytime - _hours) * 60) - _minutes) * 60);	// 37
+</sqf>
-|seealso= [[date]], [[dateToNumber]], [[BIS_fnc_timeToString]], [[time]], [[skipTime]], [[systemTime]], [[systemTimeUTC]]
+|seealso= [[date]] [[dateToNumber]] [[BIS_fnc_timeToString]] [[time]] [[skipTime]] [[systemTime]] [[systemTimeUTC]]
 }}