Time - JakeTurner616/pygame-lua-bindings GitHub Wiki

get_ticks()

Get the time in milliseconds since pygame.init() was called.

Returns: Number of milliseconds.

Maps to:

• pygame.time.get_ticks(): This function returns the time in milliseconds since Pygame initialization.

wait(milliseconds)

Pause the program for an amount of time.

Parameters:

• milliseconds: Number of milliseconds to pause.

Returns: Actual number of milliseconds used.

Maps to:

• pygame.time.wait(milliseconds): This function pauses the program for the specified number of milliseconds.

delay(milliseconds)

Pause the program for an amount of time.

Parameters:

• milliseconds: Number of milliseconds to pause.

Returns: Actual number of milliseconds used.

Maps to:

• pygame.time.delay(milliseconds): This function pauses the program for the specified number of milliseconds.

set_timer(event, millis, loops=0)

Set an event to appear on the event queue every given number of milliseconds.

Parameters:

• event: Event type or pygame.event.Event object.
• millis: Time in milliseconds.
• loops: Number of events to post (0 for infinite).

Maps to:

• pygame.time.set_timer(event, millis, loops): This function sets an event to appear on the event queue every given number of milliseconds.