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gc


Signature

gc: % $\to$ MachineInteger


Parameter Type Description
t % The timer to read


Description

Reads the timer t without stopping it.


Returns

Returns the total accumulated garbage collection time in milliseconds by all the start/stop cycles since t was created or last reset. If t is running, the garbage collection time since the last start is added in, and t is not stopped or affected.


See Also

read



Manuel Bronstein 2004-06-28