C# Signature:

[DllImport("winmm.dll", EntryPoint="timeGetTime")]
public static extern uint MM_GetTime();

VB Signature:

<DllImport("winmm.dll", EntryPoint := "timeGetTime")> _
Public Shared Function MM_GetTime() As UInteger
End Function
Declare Function timeGetTime Lib "winmm.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

Unlike Environment.TickCount, you can directly set the resolution of this timer with the TimeBeginPeriod function.

See TimeBeginPeriod (imported as MM_BeginPeriod) and TimeEndPeriod (imported as MM_EndPeriod)

Unlike Environment.TickCount, you can directly set the resolution of this timer with the timeBeginPeriod function.

See timeBeginPeriod (imported as MM_BeginPeriod) and timeEndPeriod (imported as MM_EndPeriod)

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

See TimeBeginPeriod for a sample

See timeBeginPeriod for a sample

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