Seconds Function |  |
Return the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight.
Namespace: XSharp.Core
Assembly: XSharp.Core (in XSharp.Core.dll) Version: 2.19
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The number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight in the form seconds.hundredths. Numbers range from 0 to 86,399.
Return Value
Type: DoubleThe number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight in the form seconds.hundredths. Numbers range from 0 to 86,399.
Remarks
Seconds() provides a simple method of calculating elapsed time during program execution, based on the system clock.
It is related to the Time() function, which returns the system time in the form hh:mO:ss.
The smallest resolution depends on the hardware timer tick.
It is related to the Time() function, which returns the system time in the form hh:mO:ss.
The smallest resolution depends on the hardware timer tick.
Examples
This example contrasts the value of Time() with Seconds():
This example uses Seconds() to track elapsed time in seconds:
X#
1? Time() // 10:00:00 2? Seconds() // 36000.00
X#
1LOCAL nStart, nElapsed AS FLOAT 2nStart := Seconds() 3. 4. <paramref name="Statements" /> 5. 6nElapsed := Seconds() - nStart 7? "Elapsed: " + NTrim(nElapsed) + " seconds"
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