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| Return the actual mission date and time as an array [year, month, day, hour, minute]. Month is a full number between 1 and 12, day is between 1 and 31, hour is between 0 and 23 and minute is between 0 and 59. |= Description
| Return the actual mission date and time as an array {{Inline_code|[''year, month, day, hour, minute'']}}. Month is a full number between 1 and 12, day is between 1 and 31, hour is between 0 and 23 and minute is between 0 and 59. |= Description
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| [[Array]] <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''date''' |= Syntax
| [[Array]] <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''date''' |= Syntax


| [[Array]] |= Return value
| [year, month, day, hour, minute]: [[Array]] |= Return value
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|x1= <pre> _DateStamp=Date;</pre> |=Example 1
|x1=<code>[[waitUntil]] {[[date]] [[select]] 3 >= 19};  ''// 7pm''
  [[hintSilent]] "ah, Arma sunset";  ''//...cue bad guys''
</code> |=Example 1
|x2=Date and time could be saved and restored across missions, storing the array in the local player's profile using [[profileNamespace]] and [[setVariable]]:
<code>[[setDate]] ([[profileNamespace]] [[getVariable]] ["tag_mission_timeLast",[2014,10,30,9,35]]); ''//if timeLast does not exist, use default date supplied''</code>
 
On successful completion of the mission, or at a set accomplishment or progression point, save the current time:
<code>[[profileNamespace]] [[setVariable]] ["tag_mission_timeLast", [[date]]];</code>|=Example 2


|mp= Returns the current <u>local</u> in game date.  
|mp= Returns the current <u>local</u> in game date.  


| [[setDate]] , [[fn_vbs_timeDifference_(VBS2)]] |= See also
| [[setDate]], [[dateToNumber]], [[numberToDate]], [[time]] |= See also


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Revision as of 08:17, 30 October 2014

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Description

Description:
Return the actual mission date and time as an array [year, month, day, hour, minute]. Month is a full number between 1 and 12, day is between 1 and 31, hour is between 0 and 23 and minute is between 0 and 59.
Multiplayer:
Returns the current local in game date.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
Array = date
Return Value:
[year, month, day, hour, minute]: Array

Examples

Example 1:
waitUntil {date select 3 >= 19}; // 7pm hintSilent "ah, Arma sunset"; //...cue bad guys
Example 2:
Date and time could be saved and restored across missions, storing the array in the local player's profile using profileNamespace and setVariable: setDate (profileNamespace getVariable ["tag_mission_timeLast",[2014,10,30,9,35]]); //if timeLast does not exist, use default date supplied On successful completion of the mission, or at a set accomplishment or progression point, save the current time: profileNamespace setVariable ["tag_mission_timeLast", date];

Additional Information

See also:
setDatedateToNumbernumberToDatetime

Notes

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