6.22.6 clock Function

Determines the processor time used.

Include

<time.h>

Prototype

clock_t clock(void);

Return Value

Returns the number of clock ticks of elapsed processor time.

Remarks

Divide the value returned by this function by the value of the CLOCKS_PER_SEC macro to determine a time in seconds.

If the target environment cannot measure elapsed processor time, the function returns -1 cast as a clock_t (i.e. (clock_t) -1).

When using XC16 or XC-DSC, this function uses the device Timer2 and Timer3 to compute clock ticks. By default, the compiler returns the time as instruction cycles.

Example

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

volatile int i;

int main(void)
{
  clock_t start, stop;
  int ct;

  start = clock();
  for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    stop = clock();
  printf("start = %ld\n", start);
  printf("stop = %ld\n", stop);
}

Example Output

start = 0
stop = 317