SecondsToTime()

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This function is implemented in FrameXML/UIParent.lua.

timePassed = SecondsToTime(seconds[, noSeconds]);

Is defined in UIParent.lua as: function SecondsToTime(seconds, noSeconds, notAbbreviated, maxCount)

Converts a number of seconds into a localized, user readable timespan.

Arguments

seconds

number - The number of seconds to be represented.

noSeconds

boolean - If true, seconds are omitted from the output.

Returns

timePassed

string - Formatted, localized string representing the specified number of seconds.

Example

local timePassed = SecondsToTime(5461)
DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("5461 seconds is approximately " .. timePassed)

Result

5461 seconds is approximately 1 Hr 31 Mins

Details

Converts a number of seconds to a user readable timespan. The exact result differs for each client language.

Regardless of the noSeconds parameter, the function never returns more than two different time units of precision. i.e. if seconds is greater than 3600, seconds will be omitted. If it is greater than 86400, minutes will also be omitted.