Android Question Need to Convert a Time Value (Float) in a special Format

[DonManfred]

Hello,

i´m in the need to do my own Numberformatting.
I have a Value (Float) coming from a PS4 Game.
The Value is the Seconds in the Lap of a F1 Race.

The Output must be the Minutes and Seconds plus MS

1:15.123
M SS MS

Any suggestion/help?

i remember a custom formatting posted time ago but i can´t find it anymore

 

[Claudio Oliveira]

Hi Manfred,

This should work...

Dim FormattedTime As String
DateTime.TimeFormat="mm:s.S"
FormattedTime=DateTime.Time(Value * DateTime.TicksPerSecond)

 

[KMatle]

You mean the Java patterns?

H hour-of-day (0-23) number 0
m minute-of-hour number 30
s second-of-minute number 55
S fraction-of-second fraction 978
A milli-of-day number 1234
n nano-of-second number 987654321
N nano-of-day number 1234000000

So the pattern is "m:ss.SSS"

Dim t As Float = 1000*60+1000*15+123
    DateTime.TimeFormat="m:ss.SSS"
    Log(DateTime.Time(t))

 

[Mahares]

Here is a 3rd option equivalent to the two above to bombard you with using string literal:

Dim value As Double =75.123
    DateTime.TimeFormat="m:ss SSS"   
    Log($"$Time{value*DateTime.TicksPerSecond}"$ )  'displays: 1:15 123

 

[Semen Matusovskiy]

Take a look https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/locale-jar.96761/#post-615763
smLocale.Format is based on Android Formatter class.

Or you can directly use format function in java.util.Formatter

 

[Erel]

All developers that suggest using DateTime.Time for this, should watch the date & time video tutorial:


It is a common mistake.

Relevant code: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-convert-milliseconds-to-string.89851/#content