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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/>
 
'''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/>
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'''Class:''' [[os]]<br/>
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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
returns CPU time used by program in seconds
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Returns CPU time used by the program in seconds.
<source lang="lua">
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
(number), = os.clock()
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(number) = os.clock()
</source>
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</syntaxhighlight>
'''Returns''' (number) time in seconds<br/>
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=== Return values ===
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'''Returns''' (number) CPU time in seconds<br/>
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=== Example ===
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
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local x = os.clock()
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local s = 0
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for i = 1, 10000000 do s = s + i end
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print(string.format("elapsed time: %.2f\n", os.clock() - x))
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-- output: elapsed time: 0.39
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</syntaxhighlight>
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{{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