love.timer.getTime

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.

Function

Synopsis

1	`time = love.timer.getTime( )`

Arguments

None.

Returns

number time: The time in seconds.

Examples

Checking how long something takes

local start = love.timer.getTime()
  
-- Concatenate "bar" 1000 times.
local foo = ""
for _ = 1, 1000 do
    foo = foo .. "bar"
end
  
-- Resulting time difference in seconds. Multiplying it by 1000 gives us the value in milliseconds.
local result = love.timer.getTime() - start
print( string.format( "It took %.3f milliseconds to concatenate 'bar' 1000 times!", result * 1000 ))

love.timer.getTime

love.timer.getTime

Function

Synopsis

Arguments

Returns

Examples

Checking how long something takes

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