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MidiPacketMBS.AbsoluteToNanoseconds(value as UInt64) as UInt64

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method MIDI MBS MacCF Plugin 10.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Converts an absolute time value to a nanoseconds time value.
Example 
Var x as UInt64 = MidiPacketMBS.CurrentTime

Var y as UInt64 = x + MidiPacketMBS.NanosecondsToAbsolute(5)

MsgBox str(x)+" + 5 ns = "+str(Y)

MidiPacketMBS.CurrentTime as UInt64

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method MIDI MBS MacCF Plugin 10.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Returns the current time of the computer as an absolute time value.
Example 
Var u as uint64 = MidiPacketMBS.CurrentTime
Var n as uint64 = MidiPacketMBS.AbsoluteToNanoseconds(u)
Var x as Double = n / 1000000000.0

MsgBox str(u)+" "+str(n)+" "+str(x)

Var d as new date
d.Minute = 0
d.Hour = 0
d.Second = 0
d.TotalSeconds = d.TotalSeconds + x

MsgBox d.ShortTime // how long the mac is running.

While some Macs do have host clock time being in nanoseconds, this is not guaranteed. So use the function AbsoluteToNanoseconds to convert to nanoseconds.

MidiPacketMBS.NanosecondsToAbsolute(value as UInt64) as UInt64

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method MIDI MBS MacCF Plugin 10.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Converts a nanoseconds value to an absolute time.
Example 
Var x as UInt64 = MidiPacketMBS.CurrentTime

Var y as UInt64 = MidiPacketMBS.NanosecondsToAbsolute(x)

Var seconds as uint64 = y / 1000000000
Var hours as uint64 = seconds / 3600
seconds = seconds - hours*3600
Var minutes as uint64 = seconds / 60
seconds = seconds - minutes*60

// shows how long the Mac is running:
MsgBox str(hours)+" hours, "+str(minutes)+" minutes, "+str(seconds)+" seconds"

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