---
name: "BIS_fnc_paramDaytime"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Mission Parameters"]
arma3_since: "1.00"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": true}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_paramDaytime
revid: 352533
updated: 2024-02-12T16:42:18Z
---

# BIS_fnc_paramDaytime

*Function · Mission Parameters · Arma 3 v1.00*

Locality: **server execution only**

## Description

Sets time of the day to the hour. Minutes will always be zero.

## Syntax

```sqf
datetime call BIS_fnc_paramDaytime
```

**Parameters:**

- `datetime`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) or [Array](../topics/Array.md) - (Optional, default [dayTime](../commands/dayTime.md)):
  - [Number](../topics/Number.md) - day hour. This will set the hour **in the same day** (unless 23 < *hour* < 0).
  Float numbers are [floored](../commands/floor.md)
  - [Array](../topics/Array.md) - [dayTime](../commands/dayTime.md) format: [year, month, day, hour, minute]

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) - set date

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _date = 12 call BIS_fnc_paramDaytime;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
private _date = [2001, 01, 01, 12, 00] call BIS_fnc_paramDaytime;
```

### Example 3

```sqf
private _date = call BIS_fnc_paramDaytime;
```

## See also

[dayTime](../commands/dayTime.md) · [date](../commands/date.md) · [setDate](../commands/setDate.md) · Mission Parameters

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc paramDaytime](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_paramDaytime) (revision 352533).</sub>