GetRealTime

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

Syntax

table getRealTime()

Returns

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

Member Meaning Range
seconds seconds after the minute 0-61*
minutes minutes after the hour 0-59
hours hours since midnight 0-23
monthday day of the month 1-31
month months since January 0-11
year years since 1900
weekday days since Sunday 0-6
yearday days since January 1 0-365
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 = getRealTime()
	local hours = time.tm_hour
	local minutes = time.tm_min
	outputChatBox ( "Local Time: "..hours..":"..minutes )
end

See Also


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