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<p>UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{LuaApi|group=Time}}<br /> Returns the current time as a Unix timestamp, from the computer&#039;s clock.<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> timestamp = GetEpochTime()<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arguments ==<br /> None.<br /> <br /> == Returns ==<br /> ;timestamp : &lt;code&gt;number&lt;/code&gt; – Seconds since 1 January 1970 (UTC).<br /> <br /> == Details ==<br /> * The value comes from the computer&#039;s clock, not from the server.<br /> * It is returned as an unsigned 32-bit value.<br /> * It can be compared with values from [[API:GetTimeStamp|GetTimeStamp]].<br /> * Arguments are not checked; anything passed is ignored.<br /> <br /> == Errors ==<br /> None.<br /> <br /> == Example ==<br /> From &lt;code&gt;easystem_utils/source/friendsuggester.lua&lt;/code&gt;:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> local time = GetEpochTime()<br /> if time - GetLastSuggestTime() &lt; lockoutTime<br /> then<br /> return false<br /> end<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[API:GetTimeStamp|GetTimeStamp]]<br /> * [[API:GetGameTime|GetGameTime]]<br /> * [[API:GetComputerTime|GetComputerTime]]</div>

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