<doc>
  <legacy_id>2355</legacy_id>
  <name>milliseconds</name>
  <type>function</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>the milliseconds</example>
    <example>milliseconds()</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>millisecond</synonym>
    <synonym>millisec</synonym>
    <synonym>millisecs</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <function tag="ticks">ticks Function</function>
    <command tag="convert">convert Command</command>
    <function tag="date">date Function</function>
    <keyword tag="milliseconds">milliseconds Keyword</keyword>
    <function tag="seconds">seconds Function</function>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the number of <function tag="milliseconds">milliseconds</function> since the start of the <glossary tag="eon">eon</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>the milliseconds</example>
    <example>if the milliseconds - startMilliseconds &lt; 10 then answer "Success!"</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>milliseconds</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to time <glossary tag="event">events</glossary> that must be checked more often than once per second.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>milliseconds</b> function <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> a positive <keyword tag="integer">integer</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>milliseconds</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> the total number of <function tag="milliseconds">milliseconds</function> since midnight GMT, January 1, 1970.</p><p/><p>A millisecond is one-thousandth of a second. If you don't need to time events with this much precision, use the <b>seconds</b> function or the <function tag="ticks">ticks</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>