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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 today's date from the computer's clock.<br />
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<pre><br />
date = GetTodaysDate()<br />
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== Arguments ==<br />
None.<br />
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== Returns ==<br />
;date : <code>table</code> – A table with these fields:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Key !! Type !! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| <code>todaysMonth</code> || <code>number</code> || Month, 1–12.<br />
|-<br />
| <code>todaysDay</code> || <code>number</code> || Day of the month, 1–31.<br />
|-<br />
| <code>todaysYear</code> || <code>number</code> || Year, for example 2008.<br />
|}<br />
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== Details ==<br />
* The date is the computer's local date, not the server's.<br />
* A new table is built on every call.<br />
* Arguments are not checked; anything passed is ignored.<br />
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== Errors ==<br />
None.<br />
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== Example ==<br />
From <code>ea_guildwindow/source/calendar.lua</code>:<br />
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function Calendar.SetTodaysDate()<br />
local todaysDate = GetTodaysDate()<br />
Calendar.todaysMonth = todaysDate.todaysMonth<br />
Calendar.todaysDay = todaysDate.todaysDay<br />
Calendar.todaysYear = todaysDate.todaysYear<br />
end<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[API:GetComputerTime|GetComputerTime]]<br />
* [[API:GetTimeStamp|GetTimeStamp]]<br />
* [[API:GetYearMonthName|GetYearMonthName]]</div>
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