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     state_entry()
     state_entry()
     {
     {
         BOOT_TIME = llGetTimestamp(); // script restarts when sim restarts
         BOOT_TIME = llGetTimestamp(); // script restarts when SIM restarts
     }
     }
      
      
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     {
     {
         llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "The last system restart was @ " + BOOT_TIME);
         llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "The last system restart was @ " + BOOT_TIME);
         llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "Right now it is " + llGetTimeStamp());
         llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "Right now it is " + llGetTimestamp());
     }
     }
}
}

Revision as of 15:32, 5 December 2007

Summary

Function: string llGetTimestamp( );

Returns a string that is the current date and time in the UTC time zone in the format "YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ff..fZ"

Appears to be accurate to milliseconds.

Examples

// Reset tracker

string BOOT_TIME;

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        BOOT_TIME = llGetTimestamp(); // script restarts when SIM restarts
    }
    
    touch_start(integer num)
    {
        llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "The last system restart was @ " + BOOT_TIME);
        llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "Right now it is " + llGetTimestamp());
    }
}

See Also

Functions

•  llGetDate Same format but without the time.

Articles

•  ISO 8601
•  "Wikipedia logo"ISO_8601
•  Code Racer - useful benchmarks within 100 trials
•  Efficiency Tester - more accurate benchmarks within 10,000 trials
•  LSL_Script_Efficiency - in-depth discussion of the Efficiency Tester

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Signature

function string llGetTimestamp();