Difference between revisions of "SHIP:System Variable:shiptime"

Revision as of 08:39, 1 April 2014


System Variable	Data Type	Permissions	Description
shiptime	Time	Read/Write	This variable tracks the current system time. You can change these values, but they are only retained across power cycles if the platform has battery-backed RTCC capabilities.

It is very easy to create a clock in our GUI by listening to shiptime. The simple script


 text.value = toString(shiptime.hour,2) + ":" + toString(shiptime.minute,2) ;

within a listener with the listeningto property set to "shiptime.minute" will automatically keep the text value updated every second.

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 It is very easy to create a clock in our GUI by listening to {{SysVar|shiptime}}.  The simple script<br/>
 <code>
-: text.value = [[SHIP:Sail:toString|toString(shiptime.day)]];
+: text.value = [[SHIP:Sail:toString|toString(shiptime.hour,2)]] + ":" + [[SHIP:Sail:toString|toString(shiptime.minute,2)]] ;
 </code>
 within a {{Node|listener}} with the {{Prop|listener|listeningto}} property set to "shiptime.minute" will automatically keep the text value updated every second.