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:Contrary to what some believe, this does not return your current session time, time since launching the game, or time since the last patch. It returns the '''time since your own computer booted up'''. | :Contrary to what some believe, this does not return your current session time, time since launching the game, or time since the last patch. It returns the '''time since your own computer booted up'''. | ||
:In Windows, this is | :In Windows, this is acquired through the Windows kernel function [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724408.aspx GetTickCount()], divided by 1000. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:46, 15 August 2023
Returns the system uptime of your computer in seconds, with millisecond precision.
seconds = GetTime();
Parameters[edit]
Arguments[edit]
- None
Returns[edit]
- seconds
- Floating Point Number - The current system uptime in seconds.
Example[edit]
seconds = GetTime();
print("Current system uptime is: "..seconds.." seconds!");
> Current system uptime is: 60123.558 seconds!
Details[edit]
- Contrary to what some believe, this does not return your current session time, time since launching the game, or time since the last patch. It returns the time since your own computer booted up.
- In Windows, this is acquired through the Windows kernel function GetTickCount(), divided by 1000.