How can i make my countdown variable use the format 0:30?
for i = 30,1,-1 do
for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers))) do
v.PlayerGui.Intermission.Countdown.Text = "Intermission: " ..i
end
wait(1)
end
This is the script i create to make the countdown go from 30 to 1, but what if instead of having the number 30 i wanted the format to be like 0:30, or maybe i even wanted 2 whole minutes, how could i make it in the format of 2:00, rather than 120? I have tried almost everything and still could not succeed, could anyone help, show, and explain to me how to do this?
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Check out string formatting for an easy way to accomplish this.
string.format("%i:i", seconds/60, seonds%60)
will give you the format you want. For example,
local seconds = 30; print(string.format("%i:i", seconds/60, seconds%60)); --> 0:30 seconds = 120; print(string.format("%i:i", seconds/60, seconds%60)); --> 2:00
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It is simple! You just have to use a function named string.format and some math.
Let's start with the "math" part:
local TimeLimit = 30 -- A variable to store your time! Very useful.
for i = TimeLimit, 1, -1 do -- Do this in a for loop.
local minutes = math.floor(i/60) -- 1 minute = 60 seconds, and math.floor rounds it down, resulting in 0.
local seconds = i%60 -- The modulus allows you to get the remainder of a devision.
end
Now that we have 0 for minutes (because it is less than a minute) and 30, 29, 28, 27... for seconds, we just need to format it to a certain pattern.
We'll use string.format for this, click here for details
After looking at the wiki, let's get going:
local TimeLimit = 30 -- A variable to store your time! Very useful.
for i = TimeLimit, 1, -1 do
for _, v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do -- You made a typo in the question, by the way.
local minutes = math.floor(i/60) -- 1 minute = 60 seconds, and math.floor rounds it down, resulting in 0.
local seconds = i%60 -- The modulus allows you to get the remainder of a devision.
v.PlayerGui.Intermission.Countdown.Text = "Intermission: " ..string.format("%d:d", minutes, seconds) -- Formats the string to M:SS.
--One more thing, I would also recommend using `string.format("d:d", minutes, seconds)` as well. It formats the string to "MM:SS". The choice is yours!
end
end
Here you go! The string will now be formatted to "0:30", "0:29", "0:28" etc.
If you have any problems, please leave a comment below. Thank you and I hope this will help you!
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