Help with GetTickCount

i know thats c# but it uses a api from c++ which is GetTickCount

Code:

class AW
    {
        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        static extern int GetTickCount();
        static void Main()
        {
            int timer;

            int interval = 20;

            int start = GetTickCount();
        
            for (timer = 0; timer < 5000; timer += interval)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine("sum1337text");
                 Thread.Sleep(interval);

             }
            
            int end = GetTickCount();
            
            

        }

so i didnt got it how this gettickcount works can someone show me how i can replace the sleep with it?

GetTickCount

"Retrieves the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started, up to 49.7 days"

So it's quite simple;

Code:

int tickStart = GetTickCount(); // Right now.
int tickEnd = tickStart + 5000; // 5 seconds into the future

while(GetTickCount() < tickEnd)
{
    // Do nothing, although it's better to Sleep(0) in here to not waste CPU time.
}

MessageBox.Show("Hurraiiii, 5 seconds have passed.");

Originally Posted by Adsvunu

i know thats c# but it uses a api from c++ which is GetTickCount

Code:

class AW
    {
        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        static extern int GetTickCount();
        static void Main()
        {
            int timer;

            int interval = 20;

            int start = GetTickCount();
        
            for (timer = 0; timer < 5000; timer += interval)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine("sum1337text");
                 Thread.Sleep(interval);

             }
            
            int end = GetTickCount();
            
            

        }

so i didnt got it how this gettickcount works can someone show me how i can replace the sleep with it?

Overall, GetTickCount is used to count how many milliseconds have passed since the system was started. What Hell_Demon did for you is clean up your code.

First , he declared 2 variables: tickStart and tickEnd.
-Basically, a point where the timer starts and ends.
-He set the timer to 5 seconds (5000 milliseconds).

Second, he made a very simple statement: "Do the following if it has been less than 5 seconds." 'while(GetTickCount() < tickEnd)'
-Once the 5 seconds are reached, end the timer (tickEnd) and display a message (MessageBox.Show("Hurraiiii, 5 seconds have passed."))

Your code was a bit messy because you added an unnecessary timer (GetTickCount already calculates the time for you) and had an overall logical error.
Also (I am not 100% sure), 'int end = GetTickCount();' will cause an unintended (I am assuming you did not want this to happen) loop/error, since you are telling the computer to calculate the time once again.

Originally Posted by Gill Bates

I got it but seems that doesnt worth using it in c# since its slower than sleep, but in c++ its fine

Or simply use Environment.TickCount

Originally Posted by Zaczero

Or simply use Environment.TickCount

which is pretty much the same as

Code:

static int TickCount
{
    get
    {
        return GetTickCount();
    }
}

Originally Posted by Rob's Baby

which is pretty much the same as

Code:

static int TickCount
{
    get
    {
        return GetTickCount();
    }
}

"simply use"

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