Calculating time difference

[MrTAToad]

What is the best way to check the difference between two GETTIMERALL values.

At the moment, I use :

ABS(GETTIMERALL()-loop.currentTime)>=5000.0

but I'm not sure whether

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loop.currentTime=GETTIMERALL()+5000.0
IF GETTIMERALL()>=loop.currentTimer

would be better

[Kitty Hello]

one time stamp can't be bigger than an stamp taken before (unless it wraps around, but that's a a few days)

I always do:

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now% = GETTIMERALL()
  IF loop.stoptime > now
     // do something
     loop.stoptime = now + 5000
  ENDIF


[Crivens]

I normally do:-

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now=gettimerall()
while 1=1
  if gettimerall()-now>5000
    dosomething
    now=gettimerall()
  endif
wend

Works for me...

Cheers

[Kitty Hello]

the "cool" thing about my method is, that if you initialize the stoptime variable with 0, it will be triggered on the first run.

[Crivens]

True, plus you are using less calculations on the check. I like finding very slightly faster code over stuff used for years Similar feeling when I discovered the old A=1-A to toggle a Boolean. Brought a smile to my face that did after years of ignorance.

Cheers