Print date time

br1mosciatti

How can I print something like this: 28/11/2016 - 23:56:02

TfGuy44

Use day(), month(), year(), hour(), minute(), and second().

kfrajer

println("Today's date is "+day()+"/"+month()+"/"+year);

Kf

br1mosciatti

But can it stay counting the time? like that: 28/11 - 23:56:02...03...04...

jeremydouglass

can it stay counting the time?

Do you mean, can one draw text on the sketch screen, rather than to the console?

text() for the screen, println() for the console:

• text()
• println()

br1mosciatti

I mean for the screen, like that : https://time.is/PT

TfGuy44

Yes. Use text(). This is very simple, and any example is a solution. Please attempt it yourself.

br1mosciatti

It will stay counting? According to the seconds that are passing?

TfGuy44

Yes. Did you read the reference for second()? It looks at your computer's clock. Hopefully your clock keeps counting seconds.

Keep in mind that you will need to DRAW the text - printing it to the console isn't what you want.

jeremydouglass

@br1mosciatti --

It will stay counting?

You aren't understanding how Processing works. In simple sketches, you put things in draw() to draw them.

Look at the reference for draw() -- draw() is called (by default) 60 times a second. So if you put anything in there, it will "keep going."

For questions this simple, you should first just try doing it, then ask. When you use text() to put second() on the screen, what happens? Just do it and find out!

void draw(){
  background(0);
  text(second(),width/2,height/2);
}

br1mosciatti

Thanks, I'm at work now, thats why I didnt try yet. I'll feedback later when got some tests. Thanks

br1mosciatti

Got it! :D

text(day()+"/"+month()+"/"+year()+" - "+hour()+":"+minute()+":"+second(),width/2,height/2);