Pls explain this procedure * solved

[leinad31]

Im debugging my friend's program and I can't understand the use of this piece of code:

Public Sub FPS()
   
    Do While mlngFrameTime + (1000 \ MAX_FPS) > gdx.TickCount
        DoEvents
    Loop
    mlngFrameTime = gdx.TickCount

    If mlngTimer + 1000 <= gdx.TickCount Then
        mlngTimer = gdx.TickCount
        mintFPS = mintFPSCounter + 1
        mintFPSCounter = 0
    Else
        mintFPSCounter = mintFPSCounter + 1
    End If
End Sub

mintFPS and mintFPSCounter are used only in this procedure . My first thought was a logical error, but I don't know what the procedure is for, hence, how it should have been coded.

FPS is used only in the FadeIn procedure (called) and in the main loop (DDraw.FPS). I think it's used to run DoEvents, since the main loop doesn't have one, but I can't figure out the purpose of the If statement. Neither could she, so she left it in the program after building up on a template she downloaded.

If you could give me a better code for whatever purpose this code was meant for, I'd really appreciate it.

[NoteMe]

Public Sub FPS()
 
    'The code is looping a while before gdx.tickCount is bigger then the rest...
    Do While mlngFrameTime + (1000 \ MAX_FPS) > gdx.TickCount
        'Just waits here...
        DoEvents
    Loop
    
    'assigns a new "time" to the varaibale
    mlngFrameTime = gdx.TickCount
    
    'checks if there has been more then one seccond since last time.
    If mlngTimer + 1000 <= gdx.TickCount Then
        'assigns a new "time" to the varaibale
        mlngTimer = gdx.TickCount
        'increeses the variable by one more then mintFPSCounter
        mintFPS = mintFPSCounter + 1
        'sets the mintFPSCounter-variable to 0
        mintFPSCounter = 0
    Else
        'increases the variable by one.
        mintFPSCounter = mintFPSCounter + 1
    End If
End Sub

I think your code is used to count Frames Per Second = FPS





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[leinad31]

So if I were to output the FPS to the user then mintFPS would be of use.

Since mintFPS isn't found anywhere else in the project, I can remove the If statement?

As to the loop, what's the point of the comparison? Can't I just put DoEvents in the main loop? As I see it, I can either:

1) Call FPS from the main loop and the code 'just waits' to exit the Do While loop, or
2) I can run DoEvents, without the comparison, everytime the main loop cycles and do away with the procedure.

Which is the better way and why? Is there a reason to avoid DoEvents, hence, the If statement?

[NoteMe]

If you don't want the app to show FPS, I suppose you can delete the whole SUB...