How can I make a timer follow the format 00:00 (Minutes, Seconds)

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1

Hello!

I am making a timer for my game, and I want it to follow the format of 00:00.

The code I am using means that 5m 4s, or similar, comes up as 5:4, and I want it to come up as 05:04.
If anyone knows how to fix this please let me know!
Thanks!

void Update () {
    float t = Time.time - StartTime;
    string minutes = ((int)t / 60).ToString();
    string seconds = (t % 60).ToString("f0");

    TimerText.text = minutes + ":" + seconds;
}

}

2

Timer.text = string.Format(“{0:0}:{1:00}s”,minutes,seconds);

should do it I think.

{0:0}
the first 0, before the :, is the first argument you pass after the string (ie: minutes). The second 0, after the :, is a formatting tool saying this can only be one integer into a string here. The first integer being the only integer you want, this works.

{1:00}
is similar, but gets the second argument and gets the first two integer chars.

You can also pass your arguments as an array if you have many.

void Update () {
     float t = Time.time - StartTime;
     float minutes = (t / 60);
     float seconds = (t % 60);
     Timer.text = string.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}",minutes,seconds);
 }
3

Sorry, but it doesn’t work. It just adds milliseconds and an ‘S’ on the end, neither of which I want :frowning:
Thanks for trying though