# Ev::now

(PECL ev >= 0.2.0)

Ev::now — Returns the time when the last iteration of the default event loop has started

### Description

final public static Ev::now ( ) : float

Returns the time when the last iteration of the default event loop has started. This is the time that timers( EvTimer and EvPeriodic ) are based on, and referring to it is usually faster then calling Ev::time() .

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns number of seconds(fractional) representing the time when the last iteration of the default event loop has started.

### See Also

- Ev::nowUpdate() - Establishes the current time by querying the kernel, updating the time returned by Ev::now in the progress