timerStart()
Purpose
Starts a timer.
Syntax
timerStart( <timer_id>,<string> )
where:
<timer_id> is in an integer timer identification number
<string> is a string message
Description
Starts the timer identified as <timer> and logs the message provided in <string>.
Timers must be created with createTimer() before being started. Several timers can run simultaneously.
If an exception is thrown in a timerStart() method, an error is logged and the test continues.
Example
int timer1, timer2, timer3;
int any = 10;
timer1 = createTimer("first timer created");
timer2 = createTimer("second timer created");
timer3 = createTimer("third timer created");
//then start the timers.
timerStart(timer1,"Start 1");
timerStart(timer2,"Start 2");
timerStart(timer3,"Start 3");
Related Topics
createTimer() | timerReportEllapsedTime() | verifyEllapsedTime()