Timer Property
Returns a Double value representing the number of seconds elapsed since midnight.
ReadOnly Public Property Timer() As Double
Remarks
The Timer property returns both the seconds and the milliseconds since the most recent midnight. The seconds are in the integral part of the return value, and the milliseconds are in the fractional part.
Example
This example uses the Timer property to pause the application. It can perform other processing during the pause.
Public Sub waitFiveSeconds()
If TimeOfDay >= #11:59:55 PM# Then
MsgBox("The current time is within 5 seconds of midnight" & _
vbCrLf & "The timer returns to 0.0 at midnight")
Return
End If
Dim start, finish, totalTime As Double
If (MsgBox("Press Yes to pause for 5 seconds", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo)) _
= MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
start = Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime.Timer
' Set end time for 5-second duration.
finish = start + 5.0
Do While Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime.Timer < finish
' Do other processing while waiting for 5 seconds to elapse.
Loop
totalTime = Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime.Timer - start
MsgBox("Paused for " & totalTime & " seconds")
End If
End Sub
Note that you must qualify the Timer property with the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace, because Timer is also a defined class in the System.Threading, System.Timers, and System.Windows.Forms namespaces.
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Module: DateAndTime
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
Because Timer is a member of a module, rather than of a class, you do not need to create an object on which to access Timer.