..  _t-count:

T\_COUNT
========

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| Syntax   |  T\_COUNT [ (watch) ]                                             |
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| Location |  Timings (DIY Toolkit - Vol H)                                    |
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This function reads the time elapsed on the specified stop- watch
(default 1). If the watch has not been started, the value 2,147,483,647
is returned by this function.

**CROSS-REFERENCE**

See :ref:`t-start` and
:ref:`t-stop`. :ref:`t-on`
contains a general description of the stop-watches.