Time: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:37, 25 March 2019

This function is for BASIC compatibility. It is not available in pure JavaScript projects.

Time

Time returns the current system time.

Rem Time Example
'Time returns current system time
Dim RightNow
RightNow = Time
Print "The time now is " & RightNow

The time now is 10:52:44 PM
(sample time output is system dependant)

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+''This function is for BASIC compatibility. It is not available in pure JavaScript projects.''
 Time
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 RightNow = Time
 Print "The time now is " & RightNow
-</pre>
-== Example (JavaScript) ==
-<pre>
-// Time Example
-/* Time returns current system time */
-time = function(tm) {
-  if (!tm || tm=='unassigned' || tm=='') {
-    dtm = new Date();
-    tm = dtm.toString();
-  } else {
-    dtm = new Date("1/1 "+tm); //needs to be date time format
-  }
-  var ampm = (tm.toUpperCase().indexOf('AM') > -1) ? ' AM' : ' PM';
-  hr = dtm.getHours();
-  if (hr < 12) {
-    ampm = ' AM';
-  } else if (hr > 12) {
-    ampm = ' PM';
-    hr -= 12;
-    if (hr==12) ampm = ' AM'; //midnight
-  }
-  mn = '0'+dtm.getMinutes();
-  mn0 = mn.substr(mn.length-2,2);
-  ss = '0'+dtm.getSeconds();
-  ss0 = ss.substr(ss.length-2,2);
-  return hr+':'+mn0+':'+ss0+ampm;
-}
-var RightNow;
-RightNow = time();
-NSB.Print("The time now is " +  RightNow);
 </pre>
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 [[Category:Date and Time]]
+[[Category:BASIC Functions]]