Difference between revisions of "Os.clock"

Revision as of 14:24, 24 June 2012

Function os.clock
Returns the amount of time the computer craft 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	float, amount of time the computercraft computer has been running.
Part of	ComputerCraft
API	os

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()

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+{{lowercase}}
+{{Function
+|name=os.clock
+|returns=[[float (type)|float]], amount of time the computercraft computer has been running.
+|api=os
+|addon=ComputerCraft
+|desc=Returns the amount of time the computer craft 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.
+|examples=
+{{Example
+|desc=Measure how long a custom function takes to execute
+|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()
+}}
+}}