util package

'wait' procedure

• Imports an integer or real number value.

The 'wait' procedure imports an integer or real number value and pauses the program for the specified number of seconds.

wait [integer]

wait [real]

'isnumeric' function

• Imports a single parameter.

• Exports a boolean.

The 'isnumeric' function imports a value and returns 'true' if and only if the value is an integer or real number. Else, false is returned.

isnumeric [value]

[variable] & [isnumeric] [value]

if isnumeric [value]

[...]

endif

'ask' function

• Imports a string.

• Exports a string.

The 'ask' function uses the legacy Scratch 3 ask block to prompt the user for input. The user's input is returned as a string.

ask [string]

[variable] & ask [string]

'date' function

• Imports a string.

• Exports a string.

The 'date' function returns a date value based on the string import. The string import must be one of the following:

For example, given the date Monday 1st of January 2020:

• "m" returns the month number "1".

• "mm" returns the month number padded with 0's "01".

• "d" returns the day number "1".

• "dd" returns the day number padded with 0's "01".

• "y" retuns the year "2020".

• "wd" returns the weekday number "2".

• "month" returns the month name "January".

• "mon" returns the abbreviated month name "Jan".

• "weekday" returns the weekday name "Monday"

Any other input will crash the program.

date [string]

[variable] & date [string]

'time' function

• Imports a string.

• Exports a string.

The 'time' function returns a time value based on the string import. The string import must be one of the following:

For example, given the time 8:05:09 PM:

• "h" returns the hour (24hr time) "20".

• "hh" returns the hour padded with 0's "20".

• "m" returns the minute "5".

• "mm" returns the minute padded with 0's "05".

• "s" returns the second "9".

• "ss" returns the second padded with 0's "09".

• "p" returns AM/PM "PM".

Any other input will crash the program.

time [string]

[variable] & time [string]

'dst' function

• Imports nothing.

• Exports a real number.

The 'dst' function returns the exact number of days since 2000.

dst

[variable] & dst

'getusername' function

• Imports nothing.

• Exports a string.

The 'getusername' function returns a string of the current user's username on TechSpaces.

getusername

[variable] & getusername

'random' function

• Imports two values.

• Exports an integer or a real number.

The 'random' function accepts two numeric values and returns a random value between those values. An integer value is returned if and only if both imports are integers. Else, a real number is returned.

random [integer] [integer] : integer

random [integer] [real] : real

random [real] [real] : real

random [real] [integer] : real

'round' function

• Imports one value.

• Exports a value.

The 'round' function accepts a real number value and exports the nearest integer.

round [real]

[variable] & round [real]