<doc>
	<legacy_id>1748</legacy_id>
	<name>seconds</name>
	<type>function</type>

	<syntax>
		<example>the [long] seconds </example>
		<example>seconds()</example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
		<synonym>sec</synonym>
		<synonym>secs</synonym>
	</synonyms>

	<summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the number of seconds since the start of the <glossary tag="eon">eon</glossary>. </summary>

	<examples>
		<example>the seconds <i>-- might return 961694002</i></example>
		<example>the long seconds <i>-- might return 961694002.834503</i></example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="1.0">Added. </introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		
	</history>

	<objects>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
	  <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
	  <mobile/>
  </classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<function tag="milliseconds">milliseconds Function</function>
		<command tag="wait">wait Command</command>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>seconds</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to time <glossary tag="event">events</glossary>. </overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value>The <b>seconds</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> a positive integer.<p></p><p>If the long seconds form is used, the <b>seconds</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> a positive number with up to six digits after the <glossary tag="decimal point">decimal point</glossary>.</p></value>
	<comments>The <b>seconds</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> the total number of seconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT.<p></p><p>The long seconds form returns a value with a precision to a millionth of a second. However, this value is not normally accurate past the third decimal place because of processor delays.</p></comments>
	</description>
</doc>