Android Question Comparing between tow Times ?

[Alhootti]

I'm using the following code but not working properly What is the solution?
how i can get off this issue?

DateTime.DateFormat = "hh:mm"
    Label1.Text= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    label2.Text= "02:30"
    If Label1.Text >= label2.Text  Then
        Label3.Text = "The time is pased"
    End If

 

[Erel]

No.
Watch the date & time video tutorial: https://www.b4x.com/etp.html

 

[emexes]

I'm using the following code but not working properly What is the solution?
how i can get off this issue?

Label1.Text= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

Unix DateTimes are the number of seconds since the start of 01/01/1970 (UTC = GMT)

Android/Java DateTimes are the number of milliseconds since the start of 01/01/1970 (UTC = GMT) ie Unix DateTime x 1000

If you have two (Android) DateTimes, then you can compare them, to see which DateTime is before the other, or are they the same.

Bonus - you can also subtract them, to find out the time difference between the two.

Which is often useful for timing how long your program takes to do something, eg:

Dim StartTime As Long = DateTime.Now
Dim BigFile As String = File.ReadString("C:\TEMP", "ENCYCOPAEDIA.TXT")
Dim EndTime As Long = DateTime.Now

Dim ElapsedTime As Long = EndTime - StartTime    'how many milliseconds did that take?

Log("Read " & BigFile.Length & " characters in " & ElapsedTime & " milliseconds")

 

[Alhootti]

Not working properly

DateTime.TimeFormat = "hh:mm"
    Dim StartTime As Long= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    Dim EndTime As Long= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    Dim ElapsedTime As Long= EndTime - StartTime    'how many milliseconds did that take?
    Log(ElapsedTime)

Error:
Logger connected to: samsung SM-A725F
--------- beginning of main
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
11/15/2022
12:48:36
** Activity (main) Resume **
Error occurred on line: 44 (Main)
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "10:20"
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
11/15/2022
12:50:13
** Activity (main) Resume **
Error occurred on line: 44 (Main)
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "10:20"
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **

 

[Alhootti]

The main point is knowing if Time1 is between Time2 and Time3 or not
That's All.

 

[klaus]

These are wrong !

    Dim StartTime As Long= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    Dim EndTime As Long= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now) returns a String not a Lonh !

They should be :

    Dim StartTime As Long = DateTime.Now
    Dim EndTime As Long = DateTime.Now

 

[Alhootti]

i will try and keep you posted

 

[emexes]

DateTime.TimeFormat = "hh:mm"

Dim StartTime As Long = DateTime.Now
Sleep(123)
Dim EndTime As Long = DateTime.Now

Dim ElapsedTime As Long = EndTime - StartTime    'how many milliseconds did that take?

Log(StartTime)
Log(EndTime)
Log("That little sleep was for " & ElapsedTime & " milliseconds")

Logger connected to:  HMD Global Nokia C01 Plus
--------- beginning of system
--------- beginning of main
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
** Activity (main) Resume **
1668517536344
1668517536495
That little sleep was for 151 milliseconds

 

[emexes]

The main point is knowing if Time1 is between Time2 and Time3 or not

Something like this, maybe, where we store times as decimal numbers HHMM ie hour * 100 + minute (you can't do that! release the hounds!):

Dim Time2 As Int = "0900"    '24 hour time HHMM
Dim Time3 As Int = "1700"    'workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'

Dim Ticks As Long = DateTime.now
Dim Time1 As Int = DateTime.GetHour(Ticks) * 100 + DateTime.GetMinute(Ticks)

Log("The current time is " & NumberFormat2(Time1, 4, 0, 0, False))

If Time1 <= Time2 Then
    Log("You is early before " & Time2)
else if Time1 => Time3 Then
    Log("You is gone by " & Time3)
Else
    Log("You is here between " & Time2 & " and " & Time3)
End If

Logger connected to:  HMD Global Nokia C01 Plus
--------- beginning of system
--------- beginning of main
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
The current time is 0040
You is early before 900
** Activity (main) Resume **

 

[emexes]

I'm using the following code but not working properly What is the solution?
how i can get off this issue?

DateTime.DateFormat = "hh:mm"
    Label1.Text= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    label2.Text= "02:30"
    If Label1.Text >= label2.Text  Then
        Label3.Text = "The time is pased"
    End If

Actually, you were close here; sadly, string comparisons are done using a function rather than the <=> operators.

I think this one change would have got you over the line:

DateTime.DateFormat = "hh:mm"
Label1.Text= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

label2.Text= "02:30"

'''If Label1.Text >= label2.Text Then
If Label1.Text.CompareTo(label2.Text) >= 0  Then    'works as long as both strings are *exactly* same format eg "HH:MM" with *exactly* 4 digits
    Label3.Text = "The time is pased"
End If

 

[emexes]

I'm using the following code but not working properly What is the solution?
how i can get off this issue?

DateTime.DateFormat = "hh:mm"
    Label1.Text= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    label2.Text= "02:30"
    If Label1.Text >= label2.Text  Then
        Label3.Text = "The time is pased"
    End If

Lol this would probably work too, but even if it does, the programming purists will still be at us: you can't do that! release the hounds!

DateTime.DateFormat = "hh:mm"
Label1.Text= DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

label2.Text= "02:30"

'''If Label1.Text >= label2.Text Then
If Label1.Text.Replace(":", ".") >= label2.Text.Replace(":", ".") Then    'convert/cast to numbers so can use numeric comparison operators
    Label3.Text = "The time is pased"
End If

I think even .Replace(":", "") ie removing the colon altogether rather than replacing it with a decimal point, might work too.

 

[Alhootti]

Thank you a lot
done successfully
you are GREAT man

 

[Alhootti]

Is there a way to check Time3 is between Time1 and Time2 ?

 

[Mahares]

To compare 2 times, you have to involve the date also in case the times are in different dates. Use your own dateformat

DateTime.DateFormat= "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a" 'you have to involve the date also
    Log(IsTimeBetween( "11/12/2022 6:45 AM", "11/12/2022 3:55 AM")) 'false
    Log(IsTimeBetween( "11/12/2022 6:45 AM", "11/12/2022 11:55 AM")) 'true

Sub IsTimeBetween( StartTime  As String, EndTime  As String) As Boolean
    Return (DateTime.DateParse(EndTime) >= DateTime.DateParse(StartTime))
End Sub

 

[emexes]

Sub IsTimeBetween( StartTime  As String, EndTime  As String) As Boolean
    Return (DateTime.DateParse(EndTime) >= DateTime.DateParse(StartTime))
End Sub

I feel like that Sub should be named IsTimeBefore rather than IsTimeBetween

 

[Alhootti]

Thanks a lot emexes
you are great programmer

 

[emexes]

you are great programmer

lol some would say I occasionally run too far with a topic... which I think is a hangover from a boss years ago who'd tell me: when you fix a problem, fix it so hard that it never happens again but thanks anyway.

 

[Knoppi]

Try this

For Each Time As String In Array As String( "01:00", "02:00", "02:29", "02:30", "02:50", "12:30", "22:30", "23:00")
    Log( $"${Time} >= 02:30  ${TimePassed( Time, "02:30")}"$)
Next

'Input Format: HH:MM
Private Sub TimePassed( TimeString1 As String, TimeString2 As String) As Boolean
    DateTime.TimeFormat = "HH:mm"
    Return (DateTime.TimeParse( TimeString1) >= DateTime.TimeParse( TimeString2))
End Sub

01:00 >= 02:30 false
02:00 >= 02:30 false
02:29 >= 02:30 false
02:30 >= 02:30 true
02:50 >= 02:30 true
12:30 >= 02:30 true
22:30 >= 02:30 true
23:00 >= 02:30 true