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timeAsDouble

The double precision time at the beginning of this frame (Read Only). This is the time in seconds since the start of the game.
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Definition

  • Type: Property
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.CoreModule
public static double timeAsDouble { get; }

Remarks

Time.timeAsDouble
is the amount of time in seconds that the application has been running for. It is read-only.
This is the double precision version of Time.time. It offers more precision than a float or single value, particularly over extended periods of real-world time. In most cases, prefer Time.timeAsDouble over Time.time for greater precision.
The application receives the current 
Time.timeAsDouble
at the beginning of each frame, with the value increasing per frame. A 
timeAsDouble
call per frame receives the same value. When called from 
FixedUpdate
it returns the Time.fixedTimeAsDouble property.
You can use 
Time.timeAsDouble
for timestamping and measuring elapsed durations relative to the start of the application. For duration of the current frame and related per-frame accumulation or simulation steps, use Time.deltaTime instead.
The value of 
Time.timeAsDouble
is undefined during 
Awake
messages and starts after all messages are finished. 
Time.timeAsDouble
does not update if the Editor is paused. For a time value unaffected by pausing, refer to Time.realtimeSinceStartupAsDouble.

Examples

//If the Fire1 button is pressed, a projectile//will be Instantiated every 0.5 seconds.using UnityEngine;using System.Collections;public class Example : MonoBehaviour{    public GameObject projectile;    public float fireRate = 0.5f;    private double nextFire = 0.0f;    void Update()    {        if (Input.GetButton("Fire1") && Time.timeAsDouble > nextFire)        {            nextFire = Time.timeAsDouble + fireRate;            Instantiate(projectile, transform.position, transform.rotation);        }    }}