---
name: "BIS_fnc_secondsToString"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Strings"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_secondsToString
revid: 328375
updated: 2022-07-13T16:00:48Z
---

# BIS_fnc_secondsToString

*Function · Strings · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

## Description

Convert seconds to formatted string.

## Syntax

```sqf
[totalSeconds, format, returnArray] call BIS_fnc_secondsToString
```

**Parameters:**

- `totalSeconds`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - time in seconds (see [time](../commands/time.md))
- `format`: [String](../topics/String.md) - (Optional, default "HH:MM:SS") can be one of:
  - "HH"
  - "HH:MM"
  - "HH:MM:SS"
  - "HH:MM:SS.MS"
  - "MM"
  - "MM:SS"
  - "MM:SS.MS"
  - "SS.MS"
  *HH = Hours, MM = Minutes, SS = Seconds, MS = Milliseconds*
- `returnArray`: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md) - (Optional, default false)

**Returns:** [String](../topics/String.md) or [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [String](../topics/String.md)s if *returnArray* is set to [true](../commands/true.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
hint format ["Hi, it is currently %1.", [time, "HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_secondsToString];
```

## See also

[time](../commands/time.md) · [BIS_fnc_showTime](../functions/BIS_fnc_showTime.md) · [BIS_fnc_timeToString](../functions/BIS_fnc_timeToString.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc secondsToString](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_secondsToString) (revision 328375).</sub>