Timestamps¶

Timestamps are provided by the via the timestamp function.

type_of() a timestamp returns "timestamp".

Built-in Functions¶

The following methods operate on timestamps.

Function	Parameter(s)	Description
`elapsed` method and property	none	returns the number of seconds since the timestamp
`+` operator	number of seconds to add	returns a new timestamp with a specified number of seconds added
`+=` operator	number of seconds to add	adds a specified number of seconds to the timestamp
`-` operator	number of seconds to subtract	returns a new timestamp with a specified number of seconds subtracted
`-=` operator	number of seconds to subtract	subtracts a specified number of seconds from the timestamp
`-` operator	later timestamp earlier timestamp	returns the number of seconds between the two timestamps

The following time-related functions are also available.

Function	Parameter(s)	Description
`sleep`	number of seconds to sleep	blocks the current thread for a specified number of seconds

let now = timestamp();

// Do some lengthy operation...

if now.elapsed > 30.0 {
    print("takes too long (over 30 seconds)!")
}