| CurrentYear$ |
| Year$ = CurrentYear$([Format =0]) |
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Parameters:
[Format =0] = Optional format flag for how the Year string should be returned
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Returns:
Year$ = The name of the current year |
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The CurrentYear$() function returns the current year in a string format. The function includes an optional parameter to choose the formating of the returned text. Which defaults to four digit format.
Format Flags
Flag 1 = Four digit year
Flag 2 = Two digit year
FACTS:
* CurrentYear$ defaults to returning the month in 4 digit format to remain compatible with older PlayBASIC code.
Tutorial:
Print "-[DAY]---------------------------------"
Print CurrentDay$() ; defaults to Day of the month index 2 digit
Print CurrentDay$(1+4+16)
Print CurrentDay$(1) ; Day of the week name
Print CurrentDay$(2) ; Day of the week name 3 digit
Print CurrentDay$(4) ; Day of the month index variable digit
Print CurrentDay$(8) ; Day Of the month index 2digit
Print CurrentDay$(16) ; Suffix for the day of the month
Print ""
Print ""
Print "-[MONTH]--------------------------------"
Print CurrentMonth$() ; Defaults to three digit month name
Print CurrentMonth$(1) ; Month name in three digit.
Print CurrentMonth$(2) ; Month name full
Print CurrentMonth$(4) ; Month index variable length
Print CurrentMonth$(8) ;
Print ""
Print ""
Print "-[YEAR]--------------------------------"
Print CurrentYear$() ; Defaults to Four digit Year string
Print CurrentYear$(1) ; Two digit year string
Print CurrentYear$(2) ; Four digit year string
Print ""
Print ""
Print "-[EXAMPLES]-----------------------------"
Print CurrentDay$(1+4+16)+" of "+CurrentMonth$(1)+","+CurrentYear$()
Print ""
Sync
WaitKey
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Sample Output:
-[DAY]---------------------------------
12
Monday 12th
Monday
Mon
12
12
th
-[MONTH]--------------------------------
Oct
October
Oct
10
10
-[YEAR]--------------------------------
2015
15
2015
-[EXAMPLES]-----------------------------
Monday 12th of October,2015
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