{"identifier":66203,"topic":"Functions","name":"ticks","text":"<code><pre>the ticks  \n<\/pre><\/code>\nValue returned: an integer equal to the number of ticks since the Macintosh was turned on or restarted. (One tick equals one-sixtieth of a second.) <br>\n","related":{"32809":null,"63225":"seconds","66404":"time","50819":"wait"},"examples":"","demo":"on ticksDemo\n   put 0 into total\n   put <b>the ticks<\/b> into startTicks\n   repeat with number = 1 to 100\n     set cursor to busy\n     add number to total\n   end repeat\n   put <b>the ticks<\/b> - startTicks into totalTime\n   answer \"The sum of numbers 1 to 100 is\" && total & return &\u00ac\n   \"It took\" && totalTime && \"ticks to figure out.\"\n end ticksDemo\n <br><br>\n\n ","debug":{"9":["the ticks  \r\rValue r"]}}