Function Reference


TimerInit

Returns a handle that can be passed to TimerDiff() to calculate the difference in milliseconds.

TimerInit ( )

Return Value

Returns a handle that can be passed to TimerDiff() to calculate the difference in milliseconds.

Remarks

The return value from TimerInit() should be treated as an opaque handle and should only be used to pass to TimerDiff(). Any other usage of the return value is a potential error.

Related

TimerDiff

Example

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Local $hTimer = TimerInit() ; Begin the timer and store the handle in a variable.
Sleep(3000) ; Sleep for 3 seconds.
Local $fDiff = TimerDiff($hTimer) ; Find the difference in time from the previous call of TimerInit. The variable we stored the TimerInit handlem is passed as the "handle" to TimerDiff.
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Time Difference", $fDiff)