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<center>'''GetTime''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Zlixar|Zlixar]]-''</center> | <center>'''GetTime''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Zlixar|Zlixar]]- -Updated by [[user:RoQ|RoQ]]-''</center> | ||
When called, returns the | When called, returns the elapsed time in seconds from the "epoch" given by [[API GetDate|GetDate()]]. | ||
elapsedSeconds = GetTime(); | |||
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:; | :;elapsedSeconds : Floating Point Number - The elapsed time in seconds from the "epoch" (or "zero-hour") which is determined by [[API GetDate|GetDate()]]. | ||
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;''Example'' | ;''Example'' | ||
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:This is relatively unconfirmed, though experimentation on my part has failed to find any fault in this correlation. It may, however, be possible that this tracks something such as current session uptime (as opposed to total system uptime). Any confirmation or corrections appreciated ^.^ | :This is relatively unconfirmed, though experimentation on my part has failed to find any fault in this correlation. It may, however, be possible that this tracks something such as current session uptime (as opposed to total system uptime). Any confirmation or corrections appreciated ^.^ | ||
:''Added by [[user:RoQ|RoQ]]:'' | |||
:It's plausible to use GetTime() as a timestamp, in those cases where you want to verify that one thing has happened before or after another. The only exception to this is when the value of [[API GetDate|GetDate()]] changes, then (obviously) the value of GetTime() has no relationship to the value before [[API GetDate|GetDate()]] changed. | |||
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Revision as of 06:25, 25 February 2005
When called, returns the elapsed time in seconds from the "epoch" given by GetDate().
elapsedSeconds = GetTime();
- Arguments
- None
- Returns
- elapsedSeconds
- Floating Point Number - The elapsed time in seconds from the "epoch" (or "zero-hour") which is determined by GetDate().
- Example
seconds = GetTime();
print("Current system uptime is: "..seconds.." seconds!");
- Result
Current system uptime is: 60123 seconds!
- Details
- This is relatively unconfirmed, though experimentation on my part has failed to find any fault in this correlation. It may, however, be possible that this tracks something such as current session uptime (as opposed to total system uptime). Any confirmation or corrections appreciated ^.^
- Added by RoQ:
- It's plausible to use GetTime() as a timestamp, in those cases where you want to verify that one thing has happened before or after another. The only exception to this is when the value of GetDate() changes, then (obviously) the value of GetTime() has no relationship to the value before GetDate() changed.