Time¶

Time related methods

TTimeMarker¶

type TTimeMarker = record
    time, startTime: LongWord;
    paused: Boolean;
end;

Timer type which is useful for loops, timing and writing progress reports.

Note

by Bart de Boer

TTimeMarker.Start¶

Starts the timer. Can also be used when paused to continue where it left.

Note

by Bart de Boer

Example:

myTimer.Start();

TTimeMarker.Reset¶

Stops the timer and resets it to zero.

Note

by Bart de Boer

Example:

myTimer.Reset();

TTimeMarker.Pause¶

Pauses the timer. It can be continued with start().

Note

by Bart de Boer

Example:

myTimer.Pause();
TakeABreak(90000);
myTimer.Start();

TTimeMarker.GetTime¶

Gets the time from the timer. Returns zero if the timer was not set.

Note

by Bart de Boer

Example:

myTimer.start();
repeat
  DoStuff;
until(myTimer.GetTime() > 60000);

TTimeMarker.GetTotalTime¶

Gets the time from the timer including the time it was paused. Returns zero if the timer was not set.

Note

by Bart de Boer

Example:

BreakTime := MyTimer.GetTotalTime() - MyTimer.GetTime();

TCountDown¶

A neat and simple timer type.

Example:

myTimer.Init(3000); //3000ms
while not myTimer.IsFinished() do
  {do something};

myTimer.Restart(Random(-200,200)); //3000 +/- 200ms
while not myTimer.IsFinished() do
  {do something};