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29 <h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class timer</span></h2>
30 <p>boost::mpi::timer — A simple timer that provides access to the MPI timing facilities. </p>
32 <h2 xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2>
33 <div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: <<a class="link" href="../../mpi/reference.html#header.boost.mpi.timer_hpp" title="Header <boost/mpi/timer.hpp>">boost/mpi/timer.hpp</a>>
36 <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="timer.html" title="Class timer">timer</a> <span class="special">{</span>
37 <span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
38 <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="timer.html#boost.mpi.timerconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></span>
39 <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669249648-bb"><span class="identifier">timer</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
41 <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669241360-bb">public member functions</a></span>
42 <span class="keyword">void</span> <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669241920-bb"><span class="identifier">restart</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
43 <span class="keyword">double</span> <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669244176-bb"><span class="identifier">elapsed</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
44 <span class="keyword">double</span> <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669245792-bb"><span class="identifier">elapsed_max</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
45 <span class="keyword">double</span> <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669247440-bb"><span class="identifier">elapsed_min</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
47 <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669251344-bb">public static functions</a></span>
48 <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="timer.html#idp669251904-bb"><span class="identifier">time_is_global</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
49 <span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div>
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51 <a name="idp423283840"></a><h2>Description</h2>
52 <p>The <code class="computeroutput">timer</code> class is a simple wrapper around the MPI timing facilities that mimics the interface of the Boost Timer library. </p>
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54 <a name="idp423285360"></a><h3>
55 <a name="boost.mpi.timerconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">timer</code>
57 construct/copy/destruct</h3>
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59 <pre class="literallayout"><a name="idp669249648-bb"></a><span class="identifier">timer</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
60 <p>Initializes the timer</p>
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69 <td><p><span class="term">Postconditions:</span></p></td>
70 <td><p><code class="computeroutput">elapsed()</code> == 0 </p></td>
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76 <a name="idp423293712"></a><h3>
77 <a name="idp669241360-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">timer</code> public member functions</h3>
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80 <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">void</span> <a name="idp669241920-bb"></a><span class="identifier">restart</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
81 <p>Restart the timer.</p>
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90 <td><p><span class="term">Postconditions:</span></p></td>
91 <td><p><code class="computeroutput">elapsed()</code> == 0 </p></td>
96 <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">double</span> <a name="idp669244176-bb"></a><span class="identifier">elapsed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
97 <p>Return the amount of time that has elapsed since the last construction or reset, in seconds. </p>
100 <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">double</span> <a name="idp669245792-bb"></a><span class="identifier">elapsed_max</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
101 <p>Return an estimate of the maximum possible value of elapsed(). Note that this routine may return too high a value on some systems. </p>
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104 <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">double</span> <a name="idp669247440-bb"></a><span class="identifier">elapsed_min</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
105 <p>Returns the minimum non-zero value that <code class="computeroutput">elapsed()</code> may return. This is the resolution of the timer. </p>
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110 <a name="idp423319568"></a><h3>
111 <a name="idp669251344-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">timer</code> public static functions</h3>
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113 <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a name="idp669251904-bb"></a><span class="identifier">time_is_global</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
114 <p>Determines whether the elapsed time values are global times or local processor times. </p>
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