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{{Example
 
{{Example
 
|desc=Measure how long a custom function takes to execute
 
|desc=Measure how long a custom function takes to execute
|code=x = os.clock() -- compensates for time already passed<br />mFunction() -- function to be tested<br />y = os.clock()-x -- calculates time change<br />print(y)
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|code=x = os.clock() -- compensates for time already passed<br />myFunction() -- function to be tested<br />y = os.clock()-x -- calculates time change<br />print(y)
 
|output=Time it took to run myFunction()
 
|output=Time it took to run myFunction()
 
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Revision as of 10:32, 5 November 2013


Grid Redstone.png  Function os.clock
Returns the amount of time the Computer has been running, note that this may not be the amount of time the program has been running. the function os.clock() is useful for debugging, see the example.
Syntax os.clock()
Returns number, amount of time the computercraft computer has been running, in seconds.
Part of ComputerCraft
API OS

Examples

Grid paper.png  Example
Measure how long a custom function takes to execute
Code
x = os.clock() -- compensates for time already passed
myFunction() -- function to be tested
y = os.clock()-x -- calculates time change
print(y)
Output Time it took to run myFunction()