SecondsToMinutes (CMS)
From The Official Visionaire Studio: Adventure Game Engine Wiki
Name | Type | By |
---|---|---|
secondsToMinutes(v) | Definition | AFRLme |
This small function allows you to quickly convert seconds into the mm time format.
d = day, h = hour, m = minute, s = seconds. |
There are 86400 seconds in a day, 3600 seconds in an hour & 60 seconds in a minute. |
Instructions
1. Add the main script to the Visionaire Studio Script Editor & set the script as a definition script.
2a. To use this function, create an execute a script containing...
secondsToMinutes(86400) -- will return (00) 0 minutes, because it's bang on 24 hours; the key word being '''hour'''.
2b. Here is an example of how you could use this function...
Values["minutes"].String = secondsToMinutes(Values["play_time"].ValueInt) -- here we are converting the integer value stored in the integer field of the value into a string time format which can be returned in a displayed text action part using the <vs=value_name> field.
Main Script
function secondsToMinutes(v)
v = math.floor(v % 3600 / 60)
-- + --
if v < 10 then v = tostring("0" .. v) end
-- + --
return tostring( v )
end
Syntax Breakdown
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
v | integer | This should be an integer (number) value of the amount of seconds you want to split into the mm time format. |