Equivalent to Windows GetTickCount();

[tomjkear]

Sorry to create another post but this is a totally seperate issue I am pondering over.
I regularly use the Windows GetTickCount() function for timing things within Windows apps.
Is there an equivalent function for NDS development or can someon assist me in writing one?
Alternatively is there a better method for ensureing events are triggered at the right times?

Thanks again,
Tom

[vuurrobin]

I think most people use vblank for timing stuff. if you want something more acurate, then using the hardware timers will probably be better I think.

as for GetTickCount(), I think its easier to keep a counter yourself and increase it every vblank.

[tomjkear]

I think most people use vblank for timing stuff. if you want something more acurate, then using the hardware timers will probably be better I think.

as for GetTickCount(), I think its easier to keep a counter yourself and increase it every vblank.

Thanks for the response.

So how do I go about either method? Do I just increment a variable after passing the vblank function call within the main game loop? If so, how do I then turn this into a count for timing?

I am reading bits and pieces about hardware timers...the DS has 4!? How do I implement a timer using these?

Cheers,
Tom

[vuurrobin]

incrementing a variable after the waitForVBlank function is probably the easiest, but if your code may take longer than 1 vblank cycle, then setting up a vblank interupt might be more acurate. as for converting it, 60 vblanks takes about 1 second.

I haven't worked with the hardware timers (yet), but looking at the libnds docs might help:
http://libnds.devkitpro.org/a00102.html