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|gr1= Mission Information
|gr1= Mission Information


|descr= Returns date and time when mission started. Because this command returns the time of the actual start of the mission, it might not be available in ''pre-init'' or ''init'', but is guaranteed to be available in ''post-init'' when {{ic|[[time]] > 0}}.
|descr= Returns date and time when mission started. Because this command returns the time of the actual start of the mission, it might not be available in ''pre-init'' or ''init'', but is guaranteed to be available in ''post-init'' when <sqf inline>time > 0</sqf>.


|mp= Command only has the desired return value in multiplayer.
|mp= Command only has the desired return value in multiplayer.
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|s1= [[missionStart]]
|s1= [[missionStart]]


|r1= [[Array]] in format <tt>[year, month, day, hour, minute, second]</tt> in multiplayer, which differs from [[date]] format only by seconds. In SP returns <tt>[0,0,0,0,0,0]</tt>
|r1= [[Array]] format {{hl|[year, month, day, hour, minute, second]}} in multiplayer, which differs from [[date]] format only by seconds. In SP returns {{hl|[0,0,0,0,0,0]}}


|x1= <code>[[setDate]] ([[missionStart]] [[select]] [0,5]);</code>
|x1= <sqf>setDate (missionStart select [0,5]);</sqf>


|x2= Set real date: <code>//postInit = 1;
|x2= Set real date:
[[if]] ([[isServer]]) [[then]] {
<sqf>
[[waitUntil]] {[[time]] > 0};
//postInit = 1;
[[setDate]] ([[missionStart]] [[select]] [0,5]);
if (isServer) then
};</code>
{
waitUntil { time > 0 };
setDate (missionStart select [0, 5]);
};
</sqf>


|seealso= [[date]], [[time]], [[dayTime]], [[serverTime]], [[setDate]], [[systemTime]], [[systemTimeUTC]]
|seealso= [[date]] [[time]] [[dayTime]] [[serverTime]] [[setDate]] [[systemTime]] [[systemTimeUTC]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 13:25, 25 July 2022

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Description

Description:
Returns date and time when mission started. Because this command returns the time of the actual start of the mission, it might not be available in pre-init or init, but is guaranteed to be available in post-init when time > 0.
Multiplayer:
Command only has the desired return value in multiplayer.
Groups:
Mission Information

Syntax

Syntax:
missionStart
Return Value:
Array format [year, month, day, hour, minute, second] in multiplayer, which differs from date format only by seconds. In SP returns [0,0,0,0,0,0]

Examples

Example 1:
setDate (missionStart select [0,5]);
Example 2:
Set real date:
//postInit = 1; if (isServer) then { waitUntil { time > 0 }; setDate (missionStart select [0, 5]); };

Additional Information

See also:
date time dayTime serverTime setDate systemTime systemTimeUTC

Notes

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