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tilt
Syntax
tilt of sprite (
whichQTVRSprite
)
Description
QuickTime VR sprite property; the current tilt, in degrees, of the QuickTime VR movie.
This property can be tested and set.
time()
Syntax
the time
the short time
the long time
the abbreviated time
the abbrev time
the abbr time
Description
Function; returns the current time in the system clock as a string in one of three formats:
short
,
long
, or
abbreviated
. If you don’t specify a format, the default format is
short
. The
abbreviated
format can also be referred to as
abbrev
and
abbr
. In the United States, the
short
and
abbreviated
formats are the same.
Example
The following statements display the time in different formats in the Message window. Possible
results appear below each statement.
put the short time
--"1:30 PM"
put the long time
--"1:30:24 PM"
put the abbreviated time
--"1:30 PM"
The three time formats vary, depending on the individual computer’s time format. The preceding
examples are for the United States.
See also
date() (system clock)
time (timeout object property)
Syntax
timeoutObject
.time
Description
Timeout object property; the system time, in milliseconds, when the next timeout event will be
sent by the given
timeoutObject
.
Note that this is not the time until the next event, but the absolute time of the next timeout
event.
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