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timeoutLapsed

Syntax

    the timeoutLapsed

Description

System property; indicates how many of ticks have elapsed since the last timeout. A timeout event occurs when the `timeoutLapsed` property reaches the time specified by the `timeoutLength` property.

The `timeoutLapsed` property can be tested and set.

Example

This statement sets the Countdown member field to the value of the `timeoutLapsed` property. Dividing `timeoutLapsed` by 60 converts the value to seconds.

    member("Countdown").text = string(the timeoutLapsed / 60)