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ticks

Syntax

    the ticks

Description

System property; returns the current time in ticks (1 tick = 1/60 of a second). Counting ticks begins from the time the computer is started.

Example

This statement converts ticks to seconds and minutes by dividing the number of ticks by 60 twice and then sets the variable `minutesOn` to the result:

    currentSeconds = the ticks/60
    currentMinutes = currentSeconds/60

See also

`time()`, `timer`, `milliseconds`