GetDate
ESO Lua API function — used by 43 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 24,289,243 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetDate()Returns: integer currentTime
Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter
if GetDate()%10000 == 1031 then return 1 end
if GetDate()%10000 == 401 then return 2 endShort excerpt from the shipping addon Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter — its ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.
Most-downloaded addons using it
| Addon | Total downloads |
|---|---|
| Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter | 9,498,314 |
| Combat Metrics | 7,085,289 |
| CraftStore | 5,176,147 |
| Clock - Tamriel Standard Time - Legacy | 360,533 |
| CyrHUD | 325,521 |
| RU Patch for Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter | 322,383 |