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[int] time()
time() returns the number of milliseconds since CINEMA 4D was started.
// Outputs "CINEMA 4D was started 1927752 seconds ago."
// (Yes, it *is* a stable program... :-)
println("CINEMA 4D was started ",time()/1000," seconds ago.");
// time() can be used to profile the speed of an algorithm.
//
// Outputs "Each loop took 0.00012 seconds.".
var i,starttime,endtime,num;
num = 2000.0;
starttime = time();
for (i=0;i<num;i++)
{
// Do some stuff
}
endtime = time();
println("Each loop took ",(endtime-starttime)/num/1000.0," seconds.");
// time() can also be used as seed for the random number
// generator, when total randomness is wanted.
var random = new(Random);
random->Init(time());