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RWTimer
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Synopsis
#include <rw/timer.h>
RWTimer timer;
Description
This class can measure elapsed CPU (user) time. The timer has two states: running and stopped.
The timer measures the total amount of time spent in the "running" state since it was either
constructed or reset.
The timer is put into the "running" state by calling member function start(). It is put into the
"stopped" state by calling stop().
RWTimer uses the system-dpendent function clock() which returns the number of "ticks" since
it was first called. As a result, RWTimer will not be able to measure intervals longer than some
system-dependent value. (For instance, on several common UNIX systems, this value is just
under 36 minutes.)
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