GetTimer Function

GetTimer Function

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Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.VBMath

Syntax

 GetTimer(  ) 

Return Value

A Double indicating the number of seconds

Description

Returns the number of seconds since midnight

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• You can use the GetTimer function as an easy method of passing a seed number to the Randomize procedure, as follows :

   Randomize GetTimer(  ) 

• The GetTimer function is ideal for measuring the time taken to execute a procedure or block of code, as the following snippet shows:

   Dim dblStartTime As Double Dim i As Integer dblStartTime = Timer(  ) For I = 1 to 100    Console.WriteLine("Hello") Next Console.WriteLine("Time Taken = " & GetTimer(  ) - _                   dblStartTime & " Seconds") 

VB.NET/VB 6 Differences

• The GetTimer function is new to VB.NET. However, it is functionally identical to the VB 6 Timer function (and VB.NET Timer property), which continues to be supported.

• In contrast to the VB 6 Timer function, which returned a Single, the VB.NET GetTimer function and Timer property return a Double.

See Also

Timer Property