time()

Purpose

Get the current system tick count

Description

Returns the current system tick value in seconds

Syntax

result = time( )

Arguments

result current system tick value in seconds

Example

loop
    clear()
    printAt( 0, 0, time() )
    wait( 3 )
    printAt( 0, 1, time() )  
    wait( 3 )
    update()
repeat

// wait for interval seconds 
function wait( interval )
    now = time()
    end = now + interval
    while end > now loop
        update()
        now = time()
    repeat
return void  

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