BIS fnc setDate: Difference between revisions

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Description

Description:: Instantly set date and share it across network with optional transition effect.
Execution:: call
Groups:: Environment

Syntax

Syntax:

[value, global, transition] call BIS_fnc_setDate

Parameters:

value: Number or Array in format Date

Number - hours to skip. To show exactly 30 minutes later put 30 / 60; 0.5 will show 29 minutes later
Array in format Date - date

global: Boolean - (Optional, default true) true for global execution

transition: Boolean (Optional, default false) true to show a transition effect instead of an immediate skip

Return Value:

Date - the new date

Examples

Example 1:: [[2035, 12, 31, 23, 59], true, true] call BIS_fnc_setDate;
Example 2:: [4, true, true] call BIS_fnc_setDate; // skip 4 hours. Same as image in description
Example 3:: [30 / 60, true, true] call BIS_fnc_setDate; // skip 30 minutes and show a "30 minutes later" message

Additional Information

See also:: date setDate skipTime

Notes

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-| Instantly set date and share it across network. |= Description
+|descr= Instantly set date and share it across network with optional transition effect. [[File:BIS_fnc_setDate.jpg|right|300px]]
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-| [date, global, transition] call [[BIS_fnc_setDate]] |= Syntax
+|s1= [value, global, transition] call [[BIS_fnc_setDate]]
-|p1= date: [[Number]] or [[Array]]
+|p1= value: [[Number]] or [[Array]] in format [[Date]]
-* [[Number]] - number of hours to skip
+* [[Number]] - hours to skip. To show exactly ''30 minutes later'' put <sqf inline>30 / 60</sqf>; <sqf inline>0.5</sqf> will show {{hl|29 minutes later}}
-* [[Array]] date in format [yyyy, mm, dd, hh, mm] (see [[date]] and [[setDate]]) |= Parameter 1
+* [[Array]] in format [[Date]] - date
-|p2= global: [[Boolean]] - (Optional, default [[true]]) [[true]] for global execution |= Parameter 2
+|p2= global: [[Boolean]] - (Optional, default [[true]]) [[true]] for global execution
-|p3= transition: [[Boolean]] (Optional, default [[false]]) [[true]] to show a transition effect instead of an immediate skip |= Parameter 3
+|p3= transition: [[Boolean]] (Optional, default [[false]]) [[true]] to show a transition effect instead of an immediate skip
-| [[Array]] - the new date |= Return value
+|r1= [[Date]] - the new date
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-|x1= <code><nowiki>[</nowiki>[2035, 12, 31, 23, 59], [[true]], [[true]]] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_setDate]];</code> |= Example 1
+|x1= <sqf>[[2035, 12, 31, 23, 59], true, true] call BIS_fnc_setDate;</sqf>
-|x2= <code>[3.5] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_setDate]];</code> |= Example 2
+|x2= <sqf>[4, true, true] call BIS_fnc_setDate; // skip 4 hours. Same as image in description</sqf>
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-| [[date]], [[setDate]], [[skipTime]] |= See also
+|x3= <sqf>[30 / 60, true, true] call BIS_fnc_setDate; // skip 30 minutes and show a "30 minutes later" message</sqf>
+|seealso= [[date]] [[setDate]] [[skipTime]]
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