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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 gotten through the Windows kernel function [http://msdn.microsoft.com | :In Windows, this is gotten through the Windows kernel function [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724408.aspx GetTickCount()], divided by 1000. | ||
Revision as of 03:28, 30 December 2008
Returns the system uptime of your computer in seconds, with millisecond precision.
seconds = GetTime();
Parameters
Arguments
- None
Returns
- seconds
- Floating Point Number - The current system uptime in seconds.
Example
seconds = GetTime();
print("Current system uptime is: "..seconds.." seconds!");
> Current system uptime is: 60123.558 seconds!
Details
- 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 gotten through the Windows kernel function GetTickCount(), divided by 1000.