# GetBuildTime of cell locators?

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/getbuildtime-of-cell-locators/13314
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 14, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/getbuildtime-of-cell-locators/13314 "2024-02-14T04:03:18Z")
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### Author: ![Rafael\_Scatena](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/rafael_scatena/32/7820_2.png) [@Rafael\_Scatena](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Rafael_Scatena)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/getbuildtime-of-cell-locators/13314/1 "2024-02-14T04:03:18Z")

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Hello,

What is the unit when you request the function getbuildtime of an locator?

Thanks

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### Author: ![cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/cory.quammen/32/6751_2.png) [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/getbuildtime-of-cell-locators/13314/2 "2024-02-14T16:20:55Z")

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There is no unit. The time is a global counter that is incremented any time an object is modified, hence, you can compare which object was modified first, but not, say, the difference in wall clock time between object modifications.