How format seconds into minutes | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 5:59 PM

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like, 600 seconds into 10:00

vagrant slate Sep 18, 2023, 6:06 PM

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seconds - totaltime - math.floor(totaltime/60) * 60

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format the string after that and that's it

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 6:09 PM

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yay

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i hope that works

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causei cant check rn

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but

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ty

weary niche Sep 18, 2023, 6:10 PM

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latent geyser like, 600 seconds into 10:00

local second = totalTime%60
if second < 10 then
  second = "0"..second
end
local currentTime = math.floor(totalTime/60)..":"..second

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 6:11 PM

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print(os.date("%H:%M:%S", 160))

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this also works

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nvm not really as reliable

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 6:14 PM

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lol

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 6:15 PM

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for some reason it starts like a couple hours before the epoch

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print(os.date("%M:%S", 600 + 5* 60 * 60))
--  14:16:13.492  > print(os.date("%M:%S", 600 + 5* 60 * 60  ))  -  Studio
--  14:16:13.492  10:00  -  Edit

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this will work tho

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it was just 5 hours behind the epoch

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 7:38 PM

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;compile

local seconds = 600

print(string.format("%d:%02d", math.floor(seconds / 60), seconds % 60))

misty pelicanBOT Sep 18, 2023, 7:38 PM

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Program Output

10:00

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 7:39 PM

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@latent geyser

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@cosmic forge

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💪

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 7:40 PM

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("%02i"):format(seconds/60)

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auto floor 😎

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 7:41 PM

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are u guys still arguing about this?

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 7:41 PM

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Nobody's arguing?

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 7:41 PM

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same thing

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 7:41 PM

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No, it's not 👁️👄👁️

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 7:42 PM

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shuddup

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 7:45 PM

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Luau auto-floors all number directives

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@cosmic forge

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Lua doesn't, however

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 8:46 PM

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cosmic forge ```lua print(os.date("%H:%M:%S", 160)) ```

truly amazing

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 8:50 PM

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lol

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 8:50 PM

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cosmic forge ```lua print(os.date("%M:%S", 600 + 5* 60 * 60)) -- 14:16:13.492 > print(os.da...

use this one

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 8:50 PM

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i mean its not too bad if i just remove the Hours

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 8:50 PM

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you need to add 5*60*60

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cause its 5 hours behind

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 8:51 PM

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why

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atleast it works

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 8:52 PM

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cause its epoch time technically which is the seconds from Jan 1st 12 AM 1970

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 8:52 PM

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1970!?

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whats epoch time!?

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 8:57 PM

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i just told u

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its the number of seconds

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from the epoch

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which is january 1st 12 am 1970

latent geyser Sep 18, 2023, 9:01 PM

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whats the epoch :v

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 9:14 PM

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the epoch is a specific time and date

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the most common is

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the time i just told you

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it was chosen by unix developers during unix's development because its convinient to work with

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unix was released in 1971

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:00 PM

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Use my solution, @latent geyser

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;compile

local seconds = 70 -- 1:10

for secondsLeft = seconds, 0, -1 do
    print(string.format("%d:%02d", math.floor(secondsLeft / 60), secondsLeft % 60)) 
    -- The result of this format-string should be assigned to your TextLabel

    -- task.wait(1)
end

misty pelicanBOT Sep 18, 2023, 11:01 PM

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Program Output

1:10
1:09
1:08
1:07
1:06
1:05
1:04
1:03
1:02
1:01
1:00
0:59
0:58
0:57
0:56
0:55
0:54
0:53
0:52
0:51
0:50
0:49
0:48
0:47
0:46
0:45
0:44
0:43
0:42
0:41
0:40
0:39
0:38
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0:33
0:32
0:31
0:30
0:29
0:28
0:27
0:26
0:25
0:24
0:23
0:22
0:21

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:02 PM

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Simple and intuitive, no overhead

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:07 PM

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i agree use his solution

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;compile

local seconds = 70 -- 1:10

for secondsLeft = seconds, 0, -1 do
    print(string.format("%d:%02d", secondsLeft / 60, secondsLeft % 60)) 
    -- The result of this format-string should be assigned to your TextLabel

    -- task.wait(1)
end

misty pelicanBOT Sep 18, 2023, 11:08 PM

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Program Output

/opt/wandbox/lua-5.4.3/bin/lua: prog.lua:4: bad argument #2 to 'format' (number has no integer representation)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'string.format'
prog.lua:4: in main chunk
[C]: in ?

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:08 PM

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raven maple Lua doesn't, however

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:08 PM

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oh

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thats what you meant

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:09 PM

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Yeah. You can use "%d" or "%i" in Luau and it wouldn't make a difference. In Lua, both fail to floor the input value

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The closest you can get to cross-compatible code is through math.floor

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(Seething that Roblox hasn't introduced //)

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:10 PM

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local seconds = 70 -- 1:10

for secondsLeft = seconds, 0, -1 do
    print(string.format("%02d:%02d", secondsLeft / 60, secondsLeft % 60)) 
    -- The result of this format-string should be assigned to your TextLabel

    -- task.wait(1)
end

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:10 PM

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raven maple *(Seething that Roblox hasn't introduced `//`)*

wasnt it in the luau future notes or something

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:11 PM

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For future updates?

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:11 PM

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yeah

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https://github.com/Roblox/luau/blob/master/rfcs/syntax-floor-division-operator.md

GitHub

luau/rfcs/syntax-floor-division-operator.md at master · Roblox/luau

A fast, small, safe, gradually typed embeddable scripting language derived from Lua - Roblox/luau

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found it

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:12 PM

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I did too; looking at it now

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:12 PM

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cosmic forge ```lua local seconds = 70 -- 1:10 for secondsLeft = seconds, 0, -1 do print...

;compile

misty pelicanBOT Sep 18, 2023, 11:12 PM

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Program Output

/opt/wandbox/lua-5.4.3/bin/lua: prog.lua:4: bad argument #2 to 'format' (number has no integer representation)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'string.format'
prog.lua:4: in main chunk
[C]: in ?

cosmic forge Sep 18, 2023, 11:12 PM

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raven maple ;compile ```lua local seconds = 70 -- 1:10 for secondsLeft = seconds, 0, -1 do ...

;compile

misty pelicanBOT Sep 18, 2023, 11:12 PM

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Program Output

1:10
1:09
1:08
1:07
1:06
1:05
1:04
1:03
1:02
1:01
1:00
0:59
0:58
0:57
0:56
0:55
0:54
0:53
0:52
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0:49
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0:21

raven maple Sep 18, 2023, 11:13 PM

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Looks like it's already been implemented. Finally.

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 7:07 AM

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cosmic forge ```lua print(os.date("%M:%S", 600 + 5* 60 * 60)) -- 14:16:13.492 > print(os.da...

this one works so

raven maple Sep 19, 2023, 8:05 AM

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latent geyser this one works so

🤦‍♂️

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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    for i = IntermissionLength, 0, -1 do
        if i == 0 then
            print("Game starting")
            else
            end
            
        else
            wait(0.2) 
            AnnounceE:FireAllClients(os.date("%M:%S", i + 5* 60 * 60))
        end
    end

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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latent geyser ```lua for i = IntermissionLength, 0, -1 do if i == 0 then ...

;compile

misty pelicanBOT Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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Program Output

/opt/wandbox/lua-5.4.3/bin/lua: prog.lua:7: 'end' expected (to close 'for' at line 1) near 'else'

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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woops

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    for i = IntermissionLength, 0, -1 do
        if i == 0 then
            print("Game starting")
            if #game.Players:GetPlayers() >= 1 then
                RS.GameEvents.GameStart:Fire()
            else
                AnnounceE:FireAllClients("Waiting for players...")
            end
            
        else
            wait(0.2) 
            AnnounceE:FireAllClients(os.date("%M:%S", i + 5* 60 * 60))
        end
    ```

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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latent geyser ```lua for i = IntermissionLength, 0, -1 do if i == 0 then ...

;compile

misty pelicanBOT Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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Program Output

/opt/wandbox/lua-5.4.3/bin/lua: prog.lua:13: 'end' expected (to close 'for' at line 1) near <eof>

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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man i give up

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it works tho

raven maple Sep 19, 2023, 9:15 PM

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Seriously, you're using an overcomplicated solution that does more work than is needed, @latent geyser

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Anyone who looks at that code will be confused, lol

raven maple Sep 19, 2023, 9:15 PM

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raven maple ;compile ```lua local seconds = 70 -- 1:10 for secondsLeft = seconds, 0, -1 do ...

This is standard

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 9:16 PM

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it still works

raven maple Sep 19, 2023, 9:19 PM

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latent geyser it still works

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That is the single-most stupid mentality one could have when it comes to coding

latent geyser Sep 19, 2023, 9:41 PM

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but it works

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