Get time and date
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Using date and time functions with some formatting examples
Source Code
-- get the current time
-- in a custom userdata format
local tm = os.time()
-- as a Unix Epoch time
local tm = os.ts.time()
-- format a supplied time
-- in a userdata format
local tm = os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=01}
-- hour, min & sec are optional
local tm = os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1, hour=22, min=23, sec=24}
-- as a Unix Epoch time
local tm = os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=01}
-- hour, min & sec are optional
local tm = os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1, hour=22, min=23, sec=24}
-- get the current date
-- as a string (all 4 return the same)
local tm = os.date()
local tm = os.ts.date()
local tm = os.date('%c')
local tm = os.ts.date('%c')
-- as a table
local tm = os.date('*t')
local tm = os.ts.date('*t')
-- format a supplied date
-- as a string (from a userdata format)
local tm = os.date('%c',os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
local tm = os.date(_,os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
-- as a string from a Unix Epoch time
local tm = os.ts.date('%c',os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
local tm = os.ts.date(_,os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
-- as a table
local tm = os.date('*t',os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
local tm = os.ts.date('*t',os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
-- date in mm/dd/yy format
local tm = os.date('%x',os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
local tm = os.ts.date('%x',os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1})
-- 24 hour time
local tm = os.date('%X',os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1, hour=22, min=23, sec=24})
local tm = os.ts.date('%X',os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1, hour=22, min=23, sec=24})
-- date and time
local tm = os.date('%x %X',os.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1, hour=22, min=23, sec=24})
local tm = os.ts.date('%x %X',os.ts.time{year=1999, month=12, day=1, hour=22, min=23, sec=24})
Description
Using date and time functions with some formatting examples
Usage Details
Iguana has the standard Lua functions os.ts.time() and os.ts.date(), as well as our own versions implemented using with custom userdata date/time. This article from Eliot explains our history of time functions.
How to use the snippet:
- Paste the desired time/date code your script
- Modify it to suit your needs
Tip: Using the fuzzy date time module can be really helpful.