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[wisdom27gm]

Hi,
I am tring to display the time on the screen using GML only ..I am not sure where to write the codes.
could anyone help ?
Thanks.

[drt_t1gg3r]

initialize are your time variables in the create event
start_time = date_current_time();
end_time = start_time;
elapsed_time = end_time - start_time;

update all your time variables in the step event
end_time = date_current_time();
elapsed_time = end_time - start_time;

draw all your time variables in the draw event
draw_text( someX, someY, "Elapsed Time: " + string( elapsed_time ) ):

[wisdom27gm]

initialize are your time variables in the create event
start_time = date_current_time();
end_time = start_time;
elapsed_time = end_time - start_time;

update all your time variables in the step event
end_time = date_current_time();
elapsed_time = end_time - start_time;

draw all your time variables in the draw event
draw_text( someX, someY, "Elapsed Time: " + string( elapsed_time ) ):

Thanks for your reply..
But All I can see is 0:00 on the screen.. it doesnt work..
Another question is " initialize are your time variables in the create event of which object ?"

[Koaske]

Put all that code in create/step/draw events of the same object. It can be any object, really, but I think you want to use the object that is actually displaying the time. For example, if you have a HUD object and you want to display the time there, put all that code in the HUD object.