mace::Stopwatch Class Reference

#include <Stopwatch.h>

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Detailed Description

used to measure cumulative time.

Common usage 1 (start and stop around timed work):

 mace::Stopwatch s;
 
 s.start();
 doSomeWork();
 s.stop();
 
 unrelatedWork();

 s.start();
 doSomeWork();
 s.stop();

 cout << "Time: " << s.getCumulativeTime();

Common usage 2 (when not sure whether to count iteration):

 mace::Stopwatch s;
 
 do {
   s.start();
   doSomeWork();
   s.mark();
   if (workWasInteresting()) {
     s.confirm();
   }
 } while (notDone());

 cout << "Time: " << s.getCumulativeTime();

Definition at line 79 of file Stopwatch.h.

Public Member Functions
void	start ()
	set the start time
void	mark ()
	set a potential stop time
void	confirm ()
	accumulate markTime - startTime on the watch
void	stop ()
	mark(), then confirm()
uint64_t	getCumulativeTime ()
	return the cumulative of the time

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /home/elb/work/cs590n/mace/mace/lib/Stopwatch.h