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# {html_select_time}

`{html_select_time}` is a custom function that creates time dropdowns for you. It can display any or all of hour, minute, second and meridian.

The `time` attribute can have different formats. It can be a unique timestamp, a string of the format `YYYYMMDDHHMMSS` or a string that is parseable by PHP's `strtotime()`.

Attribute Name | Type | Required | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
prefix | string | No | Time_ | What to prefix the var name with
time | timestamp | No | current time | What date/time to use
display_hours | boolean | No | `TRUE` | Whether or not to display hours
display_minutes | boolean | No | `TRUE` | Whether or not to display minutes
display_seconds | boolean | No | `TRUE` | Whether or not to display seconds
display_meridian | boolean | No | `TRUE` | Whether or not to display meridian (am/pm)
use_24_hours | boolean | No | `TRUE` | Whether or not to use 24 hour clock
minute_interval | integer | No | 1 | Number interval in minute dropdown
second_interval | integer | No | 1 | Number interval in second dropdown
field_array | string | No | n/a | Outputs values to array of this name
all_extra | string | No | null | Adds extra attributes to select/input tags if given
hour_extra | string | No | null | Adds extra attributes to select/input tags if given
minute_extra | string | No | null | Adds extra attributes to select/input tags if given
second_extra | string | No | null | Adds extra attributes to select/input tags if given
meridian_extra | string | No | null | Adds extra attributes to select/input tags if given

Example 8-21. {html_select_time}
    {html_select_time use_24_hours=true}
At 9:20 and 23 seconds in the morning the template above would output:
    <select name="Time_Hour">
    <option value="00">00</option>
    <option value="01">01</option>
    ... snipped ....
    <option value="08">08</option>
    <option value="09" selected>09</option>
    <option value="10">10</option>
    ... snipped ....
    <option value="22">22</option>
    <option value="23">23</option>
    </select>
    <select name="Time_Minute">
    <option value="00">00</option>
    <option value="01">01</option>
    ... snipped ....
    <option value="19">19</option>
    <option value="20" selected>20</option>
    <option value="21">21</option>
    ... snipped ....
    <option value="58">58</option>
    <option value="59">59</option>
    </select>
    <select name="Time_Second">
    <option value="00">00</option>
    <option value="01">01</option>
    ... snipped ....
    <option value="22">22</option>
    <option value="23" selected>23</option>
    <option value="24">24</option>
    ... snipped ....
    <option value="58">58</option>
    <option value="59">59</option>
    </select>
    <select name="Time_Meridian">
    <option value="am" selected>AM</option>
    <option value="pm">PM</option>
    </select>

See also `$smarty.now`, `{html_select_date}` and the date tips page.

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