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Get elapsed time

I need to check if a certain time has elapsed (about 10 seconds)and I am using the following code:

Code:

long getTickCount()

{

    tms tm;

    return times(&tm);

}



long timestart = getTickCount();



//and then when needed I do:



long newtime = getTickCount();



if( newtime - timestart > value )

//do something

this works but is it a suitable way of doing this. (I am new to linux programming)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryBoy (Post 3239966)

this works ....

did u executed this code or not?

Re: Get elapsed time

Code:

/*

gcc -Wall -o tryelapsed tryelapsed.c

./tryelapsed

*/



#include <stdio.h>

#include <sys/time.h>



struct timeval tv;



static double curtime(void) {

  gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);

  return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0;

}



int main()

  {

  double timestart;

  double newtime;

  double value=10.0;

  double result;

  long unsigned cnt;



  timestart=curtime();



lbl_reloop:



  for(cnt=0;cnt<100000000;cnt++)

      result=100.0/3.0;



  newtime=curtime();



  printf("elapsed: %f\n", newtime - timestart);



  if( newtime - timestart < value )

    goto lbl_reloop;



  return(0);

  }

Can this help?

Bye, Rogx