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==time==
==time==
Returns the number of seconds since the unix epoch. This is exactly like the C time(0) function. Very useful for seeding random numbers if you don't need millisecond precision, etc.
Returns the number of seconds since the unix epoch. Note that time() works from the server's clock, so it is synchronized among all clients. This is exactly like the C time(0) function. Very useful for seeding random numbers if you don't need millisecond precision, etc.


  DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Current Time: "..time())
  DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Current Time: "..time())