Class MarsTime

Provides access to frame-rate independent time information for the MARS lifecycle

Inheritance

Object

MarsTime

Namespace: Unity.MARS

Syntax

public static class MarsTime

Properties

FrameCount

The total number of MarsUpdates that have occurred

Declaration

public static int FrameCount { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

Paused

Whether MarsUpdates are paused

Declaration

public static bool Paused { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

ScaledDeltaTime

Unity scaled by TimeScale

Declaration

public static float ScaledDeltaTime { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Time

The time the latest MarsUpdate has started. This is the time in seconds since the start of the MARS lifecycle. This scales with TimeScale.

Declaration

public static float Time { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

TimeScale

The scale at which Time passes. This is 1 at the start of the MARS lifecycle. When TimeScale is 1, MARS Time passes at the same rate as Unity . When TimeScale is 0, MarsUpdates are paused. A higher TimeScale value corresponds to a higher frequency of MarsUpdates per frame. Setting this value does not affect updates until the next frame.

Declaration

public static float TimeScale { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

TimeStep

The fixed interval in seconds at which MarsUpdates are performed. This is not affected by TimeScale.

Declaration

public static float TimeStep { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Methods

Pause()

Sets TimeScale to 0 and stops MarsUpdates from running for the rest of the frame and until TimeScale is set to a positive value

Declaration

public static void Pause()

Play()

If Paused is true, sets TimeScale to 1 and starts MarsUpdates running. Does nothing if Paused is false.

Declaration

public static void Play()

Events

MarsUpdate

Called every TimeStep seconds while the MARS lifecycle is running. The frequency of MARS updates per player loop update scales with TimeScale.

Declaration

public static event Action MarsUpdate

Event Type

Type	Description
Action