System Template

time()

Return time taken to process a page (so far)

Syntax

void = rb.debug.time()

Parameters

The 'time' method takes no parameters

Results

The 'time' method returns no useful information.

Remarks

This method returns the number of microseconds that have elapsed since Whitebeam started processing this page.

This information can be invaluable in profiling an application that is performing badly. A call placed right at the end of a page can tell you how long the entire page has taken to generate. Wrapping critical sections in calls will tell you how long that section has taken.

Example

var startTime = rb.debug.time();
callBigSlowFunction();
var endTime = rb.debug.time();

rb.debug.write("bigSlowFunction() took ",
    (endTime-startTime)," micro-seconds to execute<br>");