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: Returns a list such as ''{647, 59, 39, 23, 28, 2, 2011, "February", "Monday", 2}'', ie the current time and date in this order:
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: Returns a list with the current time and date in this order:  
 
: milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours (0-23), date, month (1-12), year, month (as text), day (as text), day (1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, etc)
 
: milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours (0-23), date, month (1-12), year, month (as text), day (as text), day (1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, etc)
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<code>GetTime[]</code> returns a list such as  ''{647, 59, 39, 23, 28, 2, 2011, "February", "Monday", 2}''
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{{Note|1=From GeoGebra 4.2, this syntax will work too: GetTime[ <Format> ] where ''Format'' is a Text. Any of the following characters when prefixed by a backslash (\) will be replaced (as explained here http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php) d, D, j, l, N, S, w, z, W, F, m, M, n, t, L, Y, y, a, A,  g, G, h, H, i, s, U.  
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;GetTime[<Format>]
{{Example|1= <code>GetTime["The date is \l the \j\S of \F \Y"]</code> might give "The date is Thursday the 5th of July 2012"}}}}
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:where ''Format'' is a Text, replaces any of the following characters when prefixed by a backslash (\):
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:d, D, j, l, N, S, w, z, W, F, m, M, n, t, L, Y, y, a, A,  g, G, h, H, i, s, U - the explanation to these characters are here http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
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:{{Example|1= <code>GetTime["The date is \l the \j\S of \F \Y"]</code> might give ''"The date is Thursday the 5th of July 2012"''}}}}

Revision as of 10:45, 9 July 2012



GetTime[]
Returns a list with the current time and date in this order:
milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours (0-23), date, month (1-12), year, month (as text), day (as text), day (1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, etc)
Example: GetTime[] returns a list such as {647, 59, 39, 23, 28, 2, 2011, "February", "Monday", 2}


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