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Attract-Mode Support => Scripting => Topic started by: kent79 on February 07, 2016, 07:39:09 PM

Title: Display current time
Post by: kent79 on February 07, 2016, 07:39:09 PM

Hi

I would like to add current time function in theme. date() is working, but don't know full script of interval update in background. Please help me., Thanks.

date().hour
date().min

Title: Re: Display current time
Post by: liquid8d on February 13, 2016, 01:40:10 PM

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local dt = fe.add_text( "", 0, 0, fe.layout.width, 30 );
fe.add_ticks_callback( this, "update_clock" );
function update_clock( ttime )
{
local now = date();
dt.msg = now.hour + ":" + now.min + ":" + now.sec;
}

Try here for more info:
https://electricimp.com/docs/squirrel/system/date/

Title: Re: Display current time
Post by: kent79 on February 13, 2016, 07:17:15 PM

Hi liquid8d,

it works, do you know how to change display format to (h:mm) like as below? Thanks.

example 1: 13:5 to 13:05
example 2: 1:9 to 1:09
 

Title: Re: Display current time
Post by: kent79 on February 22, 2016, 10:55:12 PM

Not support change to date format in current AM right?  Please help me to confirm. Thanks.

Title: Re: Display current time
Post by: raygun on February 23, 2016, 06:39:31 AM

Hey there, you can use the "format" function: http://www.squirrel-lang.org/doc/sqstdlib3.html#d0e2180

So something like: 

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format("%02d", now.min ) instead of just

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now.min should do what you want

Title: Re: Display current time
Post by: kent79 on February 23, 2016, 07:22:13 AM

Quote from: raygun on February 23, 2016, 06:39:31 AM

Hey there, you can use the "format" function: http://www.squirrel-lang.org/doc/sqstdlib3.html#d0e2180

So something like: 

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format("%02d", now.min ) instead of just

Code: [Select]

now.min should do what you want

Thank you raygun  :)