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//
// SFML - Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
// Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Laurent Gomila (laurent.gom@gmail.com)
//
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#ifndef SFML_CLOCK_HPP
#define SFML_CLOCK_HPP

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// Headers
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#include <SFML/System/Export.hpp>
#include <SFML/System/Time.hpp>


namespace sf
{
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/// \brief Utility class that measures the elapsed time
///
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class SFML_SYSTEM_API Clock
{
public :

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    /// \brief Default constructor
    ///
    /// The clock starts automatically after being constructed.
    ///
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    Clock();

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    /// \brief Get the elapsed time
    ///
    /// This function returns the time elapsed since the last call
    /// to restart() (or the construction of the instance if restart()
    /// has not been called).
    ///
    /// \return Time elapsed
    ///
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    Time getElapsedTime() const;

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    /// \brief Restart the clock
    ///
    /// This function puts the time counter back to zero.
    /// It also returns the time elapsed since the clock was started.
    ///
    /// \return Time elapsed
    ///
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    Time restart();

private :

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Member data
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    Time m_startTime; ///< Time of last reset, in microseconds
};

} // namespace sf


#endif // SFML_CLOCK_HPP


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/// \class sf::Clock
/// \ingroup system
///
/// sf::Clock is a lightweight class for measuring time.
///
/// Its provides the most precise time that the underlying
/// OS can achieve (generally microseconds or nanoseconds).
/// It also ensures monotonicity, which means that the returned
/// time can never go backward, even if the system time is
/// changed.
///
/// Usage example:
/// \code
/// sf::Clock clock;
/// ...
/// Time time1 = clock.getElapsedTime();
/// ...
/// Time time2 = clock.restart();
/// \endcode
///
/// The sf::Time value returned by the clock can then be
/// converted to a number of seconds, milliseconds or even
/// microseconds.
///
/// \see sf::Time
///
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