vbdate

[AN-net]

can someone explain to me what this function does and how it works?

[assassingod]

It shows the dates based on setting in the AdminCP and user preference
Example, $time is grabbed from the database. Only 2 parameters are used in this example, but that's usually what you need.:

/* without a variable */
vbdate($vboptions[timeformat],$time);

/* with a variable */
$thetime = vbdate($vboptions[timeformat],$time);

[filburt1]

Moreover, it's used to parse dates that are stored as epocs--the format vB uses for everything--and display them in a human-readable form. In the case of vB3, it will also display them in a form readable by the user's selected language.

[AN-net]

if i used the time(); variable to set my dates etc. can vbdate parse them?

[assassingod]

Yes.