Function Names
watch start, watch stop, watch continue, watch reset, watch readDescription
| watch start | Returns previous time, resets and starts the watch |
| watch stop | Returns the time and stops the watch. |
| watch continue | Returns the time and lets the watch continue to run |
| watch reset | Returns the time and resets the watch. If the watch was continuing before, then it will continue from zero. |
| watch read | Returns the time. No push-button actions on the watch. |
Call as: procedure or function
Restrictions
Indirect parameter passing is disabled
OS differences
Windows uses wall clock time. Pause applications to measure true performance.
LINUX and MACOS uses actual CPU processing time.
Parameter count
0
Return value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| numeral | Stopwatch time in milliseconds elapsed The watch time will be returned before the indicated action will happen. E.g. watch reset returns the time before the reset operation. |
Examples
watch start;
sleep (0.05); // 50 ms
echo( "Started: ", watch read(), " ms" );
sleep (0.05);
echo( "Before resetting: ", watch reset() );
sleep (0.05);
echo( "Before stopping: ", watch stop() );
sleep (0.05);
echo( "Before continuing: ", watch continue() );
sleep (0.05);
echo( watch stop(),", ", watch reset(), " and now back at zero: ", watch reset() );Output
Started: 64 ms
Before resetting: 125
Before stopping: 62
Before continuing: 62
125, 125 and now back at zero: 0