llGetTimestamp
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Summary
Function: string llGetTimestamp( );| 273 | Function ID |
| 0.0 | Forced Delay |
| 10.0 | Energy |
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.
Caveats
Examples
<lsl>// Reset tracker
string BOOT_TIME;
default {
state_entry()
{
BOOT_TIME = llGetTimestamp(); // state_entry is triggered on script reset.
}
touch_start(integer num)
{
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "The last script was last reset @ " + BOOT_TIME);
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "Right now it is " + llGetTimestamp());
}
}</lsl> <lsl>// Greeting
default {
state_entry()
{
llSetTouchText("Greet");
}
touch_start(integer num)
{
list TimeStamp = llParseString2List(llGetTimestamp(),["-",":"],["T"]); //Get timestamp and split into parts in a list
integer Hour = llList2Integer(TimeStamp,4);
if(Hour<12)
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL,"Good Morning, Oliver Sintim-Aboagye!");
else if(Hour<17)
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL,"Good Afternoon, " + llDetectedName(0));
else
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL,"Good Evening, " + llKey2Name(llDetectedKey(0)));
}
}</lsl>
See Also
Functions
| • | llGetDate | – | Same format but without the time. |
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