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Yitzu
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Posted: 27th May 2010 04:48
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How can i reset the timer?
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Kira Vakaan
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Posted: 27th May 2010 05:42
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You can't. The timer only contains the number of milliseconds that your computer has been on. You can "reset" it by grabbing the timer value at the start of whatever you want to time, and then subtracting that value from each new value of the timer that you get.

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Yitzu
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Posted: 28th May 2010 03:10
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Im, sry, i didnt got that... how does it works?
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Kira Vakaan
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Posted: 28th May 2010 04:02 Edited at: 28th May 2010 04:03
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The timer() function returns the number of milliseconds your computer has been on. It's just a number that counts up and up and up. If you want to time how long something takes, you can just grab the timer value at the start of the task, and then at the end of the task, subtract the old from the new and then you have the amount of time it took.



Edit: Screwed up the subtraction order. All fixed.

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Sasuke
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Posted: 28th May 2010 04:06
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For more info on timers: TDK's Timer Tutorial

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Yitzu
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Posted: 28th May 2010 06:19
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Ok, ty
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