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Revision as of 07:36, 30 October 2014

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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

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

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 | [year, month, day, hour, minute]: [[Array]] |= Return value
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-|x1=<code>[[waitUntil]] {[[date]] [[select]] 3 >= 19};  ''// 7pm''
+|x1=<code>_now = [[date]];   // _now = [2014,10,30,2,30] ''(Oct. 30th, 2:30am)''
+_hour = _now [[select]] 3;
+_min  = _now [[select]] 4;</code> |=Example 1
+|x2=<code>[[waitUntil]] {[[date]] [[select]] 3 >= 19};  ''// 7pm''
     [[hintSilent]] "ah, Arma sunset";  ''//...cue bad guys''
-</code> |=Example 1
+</code> |=Example 2
-|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.