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ticks
Syntax
the ticks
Description
System property; returns the current time in ticks (1 tick = 1/60 of a second). Counting ticks begins from the time the computer is started.
Example
This statement converts ticks to seconds and minutes by dividing the number of ticks by 60 twice and then sets the variable minutesOn
to the result:
currentSeconds = the ticks/60 currentMinutes = currentSeconds/60
See also
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