getTicks

val = getTicks ( )

Use this function to retrieve the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started. It is limited to the resolution of the system timer.

Parameters

None

Return value

The number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started.

Example

This set of statements uses the getTicks function to benchmark the Sobel operator:

setCurDir ("samples")

loadIm (1,"sample8.iwd")

t1=getTicks()

sobel(1,1)

t2=getTicks()

bench=(t2-t1)/1000.

Print "Execution time ",bench, " sec"