Time for action – Using Clock and UnClock

Let's run a little test with BrokenActor to see how to use these two functions.

1. Open BrokenActor.uc in ConTEXT.

2. We'll use PostBeginPlay for this. Let's write it like this:

   function PostBeginPlay()
   {
       local int i;
       local float StopWatch, Size;
       local vector A, B;
   
       Clock(StopWatch);
   
       for(i=0; i<1000; i++)
       {
           A = VRand() * 1000;
           B = VRand() * 1000;
           Size = VSize(A - B);
       }
   
       UnClock(StopWatch);
       `log("Time taken to execute:" @ StopWatch);
   }

3. What we're doing here is running a loop 1000 times. Each time we take two vectors, A and B, and randomize them. Then we calculate the distance between them with VSize. We use a float called StopWatch in the Clock and UnClock functions, then log the value so we can see how long it took to run the loop.

4. Compile the code. We'll get a warning about Size, but we'll ignore it for this test.

5. Run the game, then exit and take a look at the log:

   [0005.32] ScriptLog: Time taken...