Difference between revisions of "GetSecondsPassed"

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(revert. this example is absolutely correct. timer is meant to count backwards! you have to set timer to the desired amount of seconds)
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Returns the number of seconds passed since the last game frame (in float). Extremely useful for running a timer within a script.  
Returns the number of seconds passed since the last game frame (in float). Extremely useful for running a timer within a script. Much like getbuttonpressed, it only returns a value the first time it is called within a frame, and all subsequent calls return 0.




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'''Example Two:'''
  float timer1
  float timer2
 
  begin gamemode
  set timer1 to getsecondspassed  ;This returns the time passed since the last frame
  set timer2 to getsecondspassed  ;This returns zero
  end


[[Category: Functions]]
[[Category: Functions]]
[[Category: Time Functions]]
[[Category: Time Functions]]