Because fields check the time to prevent cyclical routes.
Please see Field.java void route() method.
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> From: giles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Discussion list for Java 3D API'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: VRML Question
> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:16:52 -0600
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> In the time.java file the getNow() method has a comment that says: "Make
> sure we don't ever return the same timestamp for two seperate calls." Can
> someone explain why? I'm trying to set route times in my code and I'm
> using the time.getNow to set the startTime of a AudioClip. I can't get it
> to start exactly on the next frame. I've already accounted for the
> RelTimeBase from browser, but I was wondering if I can remove the
> curTimeMillis++. It smacks of fixing a timing problem some place. Anyone
> remeber why it was put in there?
>
>
>
> public static double getNow() {
> long curTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
>
> // Make sure we don't ever return the same timestamp for two
> // separate calls
> if (curTimeMillis == lastTimeMillis) {
> curTimeMillis++;
> }
> lastTimeMillis = curTimeMillis;
>
> return ((curTimeMillis / 1000.0)-systemInit);
>
> }
>
> -Alan
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