Difference between revisions of "Os.clock"
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=== Description ===  | === Description ===  | ||
Returns CPU time used by the program in seconds.  | Returns CPU time used by the program in seconds.  | ||
| − | <  | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">  | 
(number) = os.clock()  | (number) = os.clock()  | ||
| − | </  | + | </syntaxhighlight>  | 
=== Return values ===  | === Return values ===  | ||
'''Returns''' (number) CPU time in seconds<br/>  | '''Returns''' (number) CPU time in seconds<br/>  | ||
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| + | === Example ===  | ||
| + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">  | ||
| + | local x = os.clock()  | ||
| + | local s = 0  | ||
| + | for i = 1, 10000000 do s = s + i end  | ||
| + | print(string.format("elapsed time: %.2f\n", os.clock() - x))  | ||
| + | -- output: elapsed time: 0.39  | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight>  | ||
{{Os}}  | {{Os}}  | ||
Latest revision as of 20:01, 15 December 2023
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: os
Description
Returns CPU time used by the program in seconds.
(number) = os.clock()
Return values
Returns (number) CPU time in seconds
Example
local x = os.clock()
local s = 0
for i = 1, 10000000 do s = s + i end
print(string.format("elapsed time: %.2f\n", os.clock() - x))
-- output: elapsed time: 0.39