GetScriptTime
Script function

world.GetScriptTime

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Type

Method

Summary

Returns the amount of time spent in script routines

Prototype

double GetScriptTime();

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Description

Returns the amount of time spent, in seconds compiling and executing scripts. This is a "double" type, which means that it can contain fractions of a second.

The current command (or script) is excluded from the time, as timing is done when the script routine finishes. Thus, if you type one of the examples below, and *then* check it against the figure shown in the MUSHclient scripting configuration page, they will disagree. However, if you check the time *first* and then run the example, then the times should agree to within 0.000001 seconds. The reason for that discrepancy is that the figure shown in the scripting configuration page is rounded to the 6th decimal place (ie. to the nearest microsecond).



VBscript example

world.note world.getscripttime



Jscript example

world.note(world.getscripttime());



PerlScript example

$world->note($world->getscripttime());



Python example

world.note(world.getscripttime)



Lua example

Note(GetScriptTime())



Return value

The number of seconds, as a "double" spent executing scripts. The current script routine will not be counted, as it has not completed execution yet. Scripts which have errors are not counted in the time.




See Also ...

Topics

DOC_scripting Scripting
DOC_utils Utilities

Functions

FNC_Base64Decode Base64Decode (Takes a base-64 encoded string and decodes it.)
FNC_Base64Encode Base64Encode (Encodes a string using base-64 encoding.)
FNC_ChangeDir ChangeDir (Changes the MUSHclient working directory)
FNC_CreateGUID CreateGUID (Creates a GUID - Global Unique Identifier)
FNC_EditDistance EditDistance (Returns the Levenshtein Edit Distance between two words)
FNC_ErrorDesc ErrorDesc (Converts a MUSHclient script error code into an human-readable description)
FNC_ExportXML ExportXML (Exports a world item in XML format)
FNC_FixupEscapeSequences FixupEscapeSequences (Converts "escape sequences" like \t to their equivalent codes.)
FNC_FixupHTML FixupHTML (Fixes up text for writing as HTML)
FNC_GenerateName GenerateName (Generates a random character name)
FNC_GetClipboard GetClipboard (Gets the clipboard contents)
FNC_GetConnectDuration GetConnectDuration (Returns the number of seconds this world has been connected.)
FNC_GetLineCount GetLineCount (Gets count of lines received)
FNC_GetReceivedBytes GetReceivedBytes (Returns the number of bytes received from the world)
FNC_GetSentBytes GetSentBytes (Returns the number of bytes sent to the world)
FNC_GetUniqueID GetUniqueID (Creates a unique ID for general use, or for making Plugin IDs)
FNC_GetUniqueNumber GetUniqueNumber (Returns a unique number)
FNC_Hash Hash (Produces a hash (checksum) of a specified piece of text)
FNC_Help Help (Shows help for a script function, or a list of functions)
FNC_ImportXML ImportXML (Imports configuration data in XML format)
FNC_Metaphone Metaphone (Returns the metaphone code for the supplied word)
FNC_MtRand MtRand (Returns pseudo-random number using the Mersenne Twister algorithm)
FNC_MtSrand MtSrand (Seed the Mersenne Twister pseudo-random number generator)
FNC_ReadNamesFile ReadNamesFile (Loads in a file for generating character names)
FNC_Replace Replace (Replaces one substring with another)
FNC_SetClipboard SetClipboard (Sets the clipboard contents)
FNC_SetStatus SetStatus (Sets the status line text)
FNC_Simulate Simulate (Simulate input from the MUD, for debugging purposes)
FNC_Sound Sound (Plays a sound)
FNC_StripANSI StripANSI (Strips ANSI colour sequences from a string)
FNC_Trace Trace (Trace mode property)
FNC_TraceOut TraceOut (Outputs the supplied message to the world Trace)
FNC_TranslateGerman TranslateGerman (Translate German umluat sequences)
FNC_Transparency Transparency (Sets the transparency of the main MUSHclient window under Windows XP)
FNC_Trim Trim (Trims leading and trailing spaces from a string)

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