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This function gets the real server time and returns it in a table

Syntax

table getCTime()

Returns

Returns a table of substrings with different time format, false otherwise.

Member Meaning Range
tm_sec seconds after the minute 0-61*
tm_min minutes after the hour 0-59
tm_hour hours since midnight 0-23
tm_mday day of the month 1-31
tm_mon months since January 0-11
tm_year years since 1900
tm_wday days since Sunday 0-6
tm_yday days since January 1 0-365
tm_isdst Daylight Saving Time flag
  • tm_sec is generally 0-59. Extra range to accommodate for leap seconds in certain systems.

Example

This example outputs local time (server or client, where ever it was triggered) as hours and minutes 

function showtime ()
	local time = getCTime()
	local hours = time.tm_hour
	local minutes = time.tm_min
	outputChatBox ( "Local Time: "..hours..":"..minutes )
end

See Also


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