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Function

formatDate

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Returns a date as text using a mask. Supports %d, %m, %Y, %y, %H, %M, %S and %%. Without a timestamp it uses the current time.

Syntax

string formatDate(string format [, int timestamp = nil])

Arguments

formatstring: A mask, e.g. "%d.%m.%Y %H:%M".
timestampint, optional = nil: Time in seconds since 1970.

Returns

The date as text.

Example

outputChatBox("Serwer działa od " .. formatDate("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M"))

See also

getRealTimeReturns the real date and time of the server (or the player's computer) as a table: second, minute, hour, monthday, month (0-11), year (years since 1900), weekday (0 = Sunday), yearday, isdst and timestamp. With an argument it breaks down the given timestamp.