System

Quick Reference

Name	Type	Description
GetTime	Shared	Returns a monotonic clock in milliseconds.

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Shared Functions

GetTime

Returns the time in milliseconds from a clock that only ever moves forward. It is the clock the threads and timers run on, so it is the right one for measuring how long something took or for checking whether a pause is over.

int milliseconds = System.GetTime()

info

The value has no meaning on its own; only the difference between two readings does. It is not the time of day and not related to the value on another machine. For the date and time use the language's own functions (os.time, Date).

Example:

Lua

local start = System.GetTime()

local rows = Database.Select("SELECT * FROM users", {})

Console.Log("Query took " .. (System.GetTime() - start) .. " ms.")

JavaScript

const start = System.GetTime();

const rows = Database.Select("SELECT * FROM users", []);

Console.Log("Query took " + (System.GetTime() - start) + " ms.");

Squirrel (deprecated)

local start = System.GetTime();

local rows = Database.Select("SELECT * FROM users", []);

Console.Log("Query took " + (System.GetTime() - start) + " ms.");