Difference between revisions of "love.timer.getTime"
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<source lang="lua"> | <source lang="lua"> | ||
foo = "" | foo = "" | ||
− | stime = love.timer.getTime() | + | local stime = love.timer.getTime() |
for i=1,1000 do | for i=1,1000 do | ||
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end | end | ||
− | etime = love.timer.getTime() | + | local etime = love.timer.getTime() |
− | print("It took | + | print(string.format("It took %.3f milliseconds to concatenate 'bar' 1000 times!", 1000 * (etime - stime))) |
</source> | </source> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Revision as of 01:58, 25 August 2013
Returns the value of a timer with an unspecified starting time. This function should only be used to calculate differences between points in time, as the starting time of the timer is unknown.
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Function
Synopsis
time = love.timer.getTime( )
Arguments
None.
Returns
number time
- The time in seconds.
Examples
Checking how long something takes
foo = ""
local stime = love.timer.getTime()
for i=1,1000 do
foo = foo .. "bar"
end
local etime = love.timer.getTime()
print(string.format("It took %.3f milliseconds to concatenate 'bar' 1000 times!", 1000 * (etime - stime)))
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