How to format GetTimeString()?

[lightz39]

Hey everyone. I was wondering how I could go about formatting a time string? The default format for the string is "00:00:00" where I want something like "0:00 P.M.". I've looked around a bit but haven't found anything really.

Any help is appreciated.

[Garkin]

Use ZO_FormatClockTime() instead. It will show 12h format for English client users, 24h format for all other users (German, French). Or you can switch format manually by calling ZO_SetClockFormat(clockFormat) where clockFormat could be TIME_FORMAT_PRECISION_TWELVE_HOUR or TIME_FORMAT_PRECISION_TWENTY_FOUR_HOUR.

[Ayantir]

If you don't want to use core function, you can use an old trick like this :
But I clearly think I will rewrite this function with the two ones Garkin just quoted.

-- Return a formatted time
-- timeStr = GetTimeString()
-- formatStr: HH: hours (24), hh: hours (12), H: hour (24, no leading 0), h: hour (12, no leading 0), A: AM/PM, a: am/pm, m: minutes, s: seconds
local function createTimestamp(timeStr, formatStr)
    formatStr = formatStr or pChat.opts.timestampFormat
    
    -- split up default timestamp
    local hours, minutes, seconds = timeStr:match("([^%:]+):([^%:]+):([^%:]+)")
    local hoursNoLead = tonumber(hours) -- hours without leading zero
    local hours12NoLead = (hoursNoLead - 1)%12 + 1
    local hours12
    if (hours12NoLead < 10) then
        hours12 = "0" .. hours12NoLead
    else
        hours12 = hours12NoLead
    end
    local pUp = "AM"
    local pLow = "am"
    if (hoursNoLead >= 12) then
        pUp = "PM"
        pLow = "pm"
    end
    
    -- create new one
    local timestamp = formatStr
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("HH", hours)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("H", hoursNoLead)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("hh", hours12)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("h", hours12NoLead)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("m", minutes)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("s", seconds)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("A", pUp)
    timestamp = timestamp:gsub("a", pLow)
    
    return timestamp
    
end

[lightz39]

Thanks both of you. Garkin for the quick solution and Ayantir for the detailed one.

[axsk]

Can i somehow also get milliseconds in the timestamps?

[sirinsidiator]

Originally Posted by axsk Can i somehow also get milliseconds in the timestamps?

Not really, but you might be able to fake them by using GetGameTimeMilliseconds. You just need a way to sync that with the GetTimeStamp return value, otherwise you might get a timestamp that does not grow continuously.