WoW:API GetTime

GetTime -Documentation by Zlixar, updated by Thorarin-

When called, returns the current system uptime in seconds, with millisecond precision.

seconds = GetTime();

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Arguments

None

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Returns

seconds

Floating Point Number - The current system uptime in seconds.

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Example

seconds = GetTime();
print("Current system uptime is: "..seconds.." seconds!");

Result

Current system uptime is: 60123.558 seconds!

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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 system uptime in seconds.

In Windows, this is reported as the Windows kernel function GetTickCount(), divided by 1000.