CheckStopwatch()

Summary

Determines the elapsed time since a stopwatch started.

 

Syntax

elapsed_time = CheckStopwatch(string stopwatch_name)

 

Argument	Contents
stopwatch_name	Name of the stopwatch

 

Returns

A real number indicating the time in seconds since the stopwatch was created.

 

Example

CreateStopwatch("test my macro")

RunMacro("my macro")

time = CheckStopwatch("test my macro")

ShowMessage("The macro took " + String(time) + " seconds.")

DestroyStopwatch("test my macro")

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
NotFound	The specified stopwatch does not exist

 

See Also

Function	Summary
CreateStopwatch()	Start a stopwatch to track clock time
DestroyStopwatch()	Stops or cancels a stopwatch
CreateTimer()	Sets up a timer that executes a macro at fixed-time intervals
DestroyTimer()	Cancels a timer that executes a macro-at fixed-time intervals
Pause()	Uses a timer to go into a waiting loop that yields to other processes, allowing Windows messages to be dispatched while waiting
Sleep()	Uses a timer to go into a busy waiting loop that yields to other processes