Inquisit Language Reference
format attribute
The format attribute determines how time is displayed on a clock.
Member of
<clock>
Syntax
/ format = clockformat
Parameters
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clockformat
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One of the following values:
| h |
the hour without a leading zero (0 to 23 or 1 to 12 if AM/PM display) |
| hh |
the hour with a leading zero (00 to 23 or 01 to 12 if AM/PM display) |
| H |
the hour without a leading zero (0 to 23, even with AM/PM display) |
| HH |
the hour with a leading zero (00 to 23, even with AM/PM display) |
| m |
the minute without a leading zero (0 to 59) |
| mm |
the minute with a leading zero (00 to 59) |
| s |
the second without a leading zero (0 to 59) |
| ss |
the second with a leading zero (00 to 59) |
| z |
the milliseconds second without a leading zero (0 to 999) |
| zzz |
the milliseconds second with a leading zero (000 to 999) |
| AP or A |
use AM/PM display. AP will be replaced by either "AM" or "PM" |
| ap or a |
use am/pm display. ap will be replaced by either "am" or "pm" |
| t |
the timezone (for example "CEST") |
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Remarks
The format attribute takes an expression string that controls how hours, minutes, and seconds are displayed on the screen.
Examples
The following clock displays a timer counting down hours, minutes, and seconds:
<clock timer>
/ mode = timer
/ txcolor = yellow
/ txbgcolor = black
/ timeout = 300000
/ position = (50%, 10%)
/ format = "hh:mm:ss"
</clock>