clock

The clock function returns the amount of time spent in your program start. The clock function has no parameters, and returns its value in as a clock_t type, which codifies information that is dependent on the processor used.

Using the returned value

To transform the clock_t value into the number of seconds spent by the program, one needs to divide the returned value by the constant CLOCKS_PER_SEC (this function is defined in time.h).

Example

The following code shows an example of the clock function:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int main()
{
        clock_t t;
        t = clock();
        printf("the ellapsed time is %lf\n", (double)t/CLOCKS_PER_SECOND);
        return 0;
}

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