Time reporting

Functions
float	getDeltaTime ()
float	getGlobalTime ()

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

getDeltaTime()

float getDeltaTime

(

)

Returns the time passed from the previous engine state update.

The function reports the time passed in miliseconds between the current internal state update and the previous one. If a user-defined update callback is provided, the time also corresponds to the interval between successive callback invocations.

Returns

the time elapsed from the previous engine update (coinsides also with the "frame" update interval) in miliseconds.

getGlobalTime()

float getGlobalTime

(

)

Reports the absolute application execution time.

The time starts counting from the call to create the window.

Returns

the elapsed time passed from the launch of the application window in miliseconds.