milliseconds

Details #

milliseconds() takes no arguments and returns the time since the Mac started, in milliseconds. The result has decimals.

It is a stopwatch, not a clock: it has no date. Read it before and after something and subtract to see how long that took. For the date and time of day, use now or time.

Parameters #

Takes 0 arguments. {{ milliseconds() }}

Examples #

milliseconds()

milliseconds() > 0

Gotchas #

• Passing an argument is an error: milliseconds() takes 0 arguments, got 1.

• It counts from when the Mac started, so the number is large and differs on every Mac.

• Reading it twice in one expression can give two slightly different values.