date

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Description

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

Syntax

Syntax:

Array = date

Return Value:

[year, month, day, hour, minute]: Array

Examples

Example 1:

waitUntil {date select 3 >= 19}; // 7pm hintSilent "ah, Arma sunset"; //...cue bad guys

Example 2:

Date and time could be saved and restored across missions, storing the array in the local player's profile using profileNamespace and setVariable: setDate (profileNamespace getVariable ["tag_mission_timeLast",[2014,10,30,9,35]]); //if timeLast does not exist, use default date supplied On successful completion of the mission, or at a set accomplishment or progression point, save the current time: profileNamespace setVariable ["tag_mission_timeLast", date];

Additional Information

See also:

setDatedateToNumbernumberToDatetime

Notes

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