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GetSystemTimer

This function was added in DSL 4

Description​

Returns the value of GetTickCount, primarily intended for use with math.randomseed to improve the random number generator.

Retrieves the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started, up to 49.7 days.

function GetSystemTimer() --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

None.

Return Values​

The return value is the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started.

  • tickCount: number - The value of GetTickCount, which is the number of milliseconds since the system started.

Example​

function main()
  -- Seed the random number generator with the current system timer
  math.randomseed(GetSystemTimer())

  -- Generate a random number between 1 and 100
  local randomNumber = math.random(1, 100)

  print('Random Number: ' .. randomNumber)
end