# tibemsConsumerInfo_GetElapsedSinceLastAcknowledged

Function

## Purpose

Get the approximate number of milliseconds elapsed since the last time a message sent to this consumer was acknowledged by the consumer's session.

## C Declaration

    tibems_status tibemsConsumerInfo_GetElapsedSinceLastAcknowledged(
        tibemsConsumerInfo consumerInfo,
        tibems_long* time);

## COBOL Call

    CALL "tibemsConsumerInfo_GetElapsedSinceLastAcknowledged"
     USING BY VALUE consumerInfo,
           BY REFERENCE time,
           RETURNING tibems-status
    END-CALL.

## Parameters

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
`consumerInfo` | Get the milliseconds elapsed for this consumer.
`time` | Stores the elapsed time.

## Remarks

This function gets the approximate number of milliseconds that have elapsed since last time a message sent to this consumer was acknowledged by consumer's session. This value, while returned in milliseconds, has a precision of 1 second. This value should be used for informational purposes only. For example, it can be used to identify consumers which receive messages but do not acknowledge them for some reason.

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