Changeset 970

Timestamp:

Apr 1, 2008, 11:21:24 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

landauf

Message:

enhanced timer: it's now possible to let a timer call a function 1000 times per second while having only 100 fps, because he'll then call the function 10 times per tick

File:

• code/branches/core2/src/orxonox/tools/Timer.h (modified) (1 diff)

code/branches/core2/src/orxonox/tools/Timer.h

@@ -168 +168 @@
                             // It's time to call the function
                             if (it->bLoop_)
+                            {
                                 it->time_ += it->interval_; // Q: Why '+=' and not '='? A: Think about it. It's more accurate like that. Seriously.
+                                while (it->time_ <= 0)
+                                {
+                                    // The interval was shorter than one tick, so execute the function more than once
+                                    it->run();
+                                    it->time_ += it->interval_;
+                                }
+                            }
                             else
                                 it->stopTimer(); // Stop the timer if we don't want to loop