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|eff= local |MP Effect=
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| Return the actual in-mission date and time in format <tt>[year, month, day, hour, minute]</tt>. In MP the date is automatically and periodically synced with the server date. |DESCRIPTION=
| Return the actual in-mission date and time.
{{Feature arma3 | Clients' local date is [[Multiplayer Scripting#Join In Progress|automatically and periodically synchronised]] with the server date.}} |DESCRIPTION=
 
|mp= Returns the current <u>local</u> in-game date. |MP BEHAVIOUR=
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| '''date''' |SYNTAX=
| [[date]] |SYNTAX=


| [[Array]] - date in format [year, month, day, hour, minute], where:
| [[Date]] - format [year, month, day, hour, minute] |RETURNVALUE=
* year - whatever year is set in game (2035 in Arma 3 by default)
* month - a number from 1 to 12
* day - a number from 1 to 31
* hour - a number from 0 to 23
* minute - a number from 0 to 59 |RETURNVALUE=
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|x1=<code>_now = [[date]];   // _now = [2014,10,30,2,30] ''(Oct. 30th, 2:30am)''
 
|x1=<code>_now = [[date]]; {{cc|[2014,10,30,2,30] ''(Oct. 30th, 2:30am)''}}
_hour = _now [[select]] 3;
_hour = _now [[select]] 3;
_min  = _now [[select]] 4;</code> |EXAMPLE1=
_min  = _now [[select]] 4;</code> |EXAMPLE1=
|x2=<code>[[if]] ([[date]] [[select]] 3 >= 19) [[then]] {  ''// 7pm''
  [[hintSilent]] "ah, Arma sunset";  ''//...cue bad guys''
};
</code> |EXAMPLE2=


|mp= Returns the current <u>local</u> in game date.
|x2=<code>[[if]] ([[date]] [[select]] 3 >= 19) [[then]] { {{cc|7pm}}
[[hintSilent]] "ah, Arma sunset"; {{|...cue bad guys}}
};</code> |EXAMPLE2=


| [[setDate]], [[dateToNumber]], [[numberToDate]], [[time]], [[missionStart]] |SEEALSO=
| [[setDate]], [[dateToNumber]], [[numberToDate]], [[time]], [[missionStart]] |SEEALSO=
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on January 23, 2018 - 23:35 (UTC)</dd>
<dt class="note">[[User:Lou Montana|Lou Montana]]</dt>
<dd class="note">
a useful script to format the date:
<code>_curDate = date;
[[private]] _ddMMyyyy = [[format]] ["%3/%2/%1",
_curDate [[select]] 0,
([[if]] (_curDate [[select]] 1 < 10) [[then]] { "0" } [[else]] { "" }) + [[str]] (_curDate [[select]] 1),
([[if]] (_curDate [[select]] 2 < 10) [[then]] { "0" } [[else]] { "" }) + [[str]] (_curDate [[select]] 2)
];</code>
it can be shortened to: (no intermediary variable but more request to [[date]])
<code>[[private]] _ddMMyyyy = [[format]] ["%3/%2/%1",
[[date]] [[select]] 0,
([[if]] ([[date]] [[select]] 1 < 10) [[then]] { "0" } [[else]] { "" }) + [[str]] ([[date]] [[select]] 1),
([[if]] ([[date]] [[select]] 2 < 10) [[then]] { "0" } [[else]] { "" }) + [[str]] ([[date]] [[select]] 2)
];</code>
'''EDIT:''' or to
<code>[[private]] _ddMMyyyy = [[format]] ["%4%5/%2%3/%1",
[[date]] [[select]] 0,
["", "0"] [[select]] ([[date]] [[select]] 1 < 10),
[[date]] [[select]] 1,
["", "0"] [[select]] ([[date]] [[select]] 2 < 10),
[[date]] [[select]] 2
];</code>
</dd>


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<dd class="notedate">Posted on January 23, 2018 - 23:35 (UTC)</dd>
<dt class="note">[[User:Lou Montana|Lou Montana]]</dt>
<dd class="note">
a useful command here:
<code><nowiki>_curDate = date;
_ddMMyyyy = format ["%3/%2/%1",
_curDate select 0,
(if (_curDate select 1 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (_curDate select 1),
(if (_curDate select 2 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (_curDate select 2)];</nowiki></code>
 
it can be shortened to: (no variable but more request to [[date]])
<code><nowiki>_ddMMyyyy = format ["%3/%2/%1",
date select 0,
(if (date select 1 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (date select 1),
(if (date select 2 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (date select 2)];</nowiki></code>
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Description

Description:
Return the actual in-mission date and time.
Arma 3
Clients' local date is automatically and periodically synchronised with the server date.
Multiplayer:
Returns the current local in-game date.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
date
Return Value:
Date - format [year, month, day, hour, minute]

Examples

Example 1:
_now = date; // [2014,10,30,2,30] (Oct. 30th, 2:30am) _hour = _now select 3; _min = _now select 4;
Example 2:
if (date select 3 >= 19) then { // 7pm hintSilent "ah, Arma sunset"; {{|...cue bad guys}} };

Additional Information

See also:
setDatedateToNumbernumberToDatetimemissionStart

Notes

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Notes

Posted on January 23, 2018 - 23:35 (UTC)
Lou Montana
a useful script to format the date: _curDate = date; private _ddMMyyyy = format ["%3/%2/%1", _curDate select 0, (if (_curDate select 1 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (_curDate select 1), (if (_curDate select 2 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (_curDate select 2) ]; it can be shortened to: (no intermediary variable but more request to date) private _ddMMyyyy = format ["%3/%2/%1", date select 0, (if (date select 1 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (date select 1), (if (date select 2 < 10) then { "0" } else { "" }) + str (date select 2) ]; EDIT: or to private _ddMMyyyy = format ["%4%5/%2%3/%1", date select 0, ["", "0"] select (date select 1 < 10), date select 1, ["", "0"] select (date select 2 < 10), date select 2 ];

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