CreateStopwatch()

Summary

Start a stopwatch to track clock time.

 

Syntax

CreateStopwatch(string stopwatch_name)

 

Argument	Contents
stopwatch_name	Name for the stopwatch

 

Notes

• Any number of stopwatches can be active at one time.

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
Nonunique	There is already a stopwatch with the specified name

 

See Also

Function	Summary
CheckStopwatch()	Determines the elapsed time since a stopwatch was started
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