// crt_clock.c
/* This example prompts for how long
* the program is to run and then continuously
* displays the elapsed time for that period.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
void sleep( clock_t wait );
int main( void )
{
long i = 6000000L;
clock_t start, finish;
double duration;
/* Delay for a specified time. */
printf( "Delay for three seconds\n" );
sleep( (clock_t)3 * CLOCKS_PER_SEC );
printf( "Done!\n" );
/* Measure the duration of an event. */
printf( "Time to do %ld empty loops is ", i );
start = clock();
while( i-- )
;
finish = clock();
duration = (double)(finish - start) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
printf( "%2.1f seconds\n", duration );
}
/* Pauses for a specified number of milliseconds. */
void sleep( clock_t wait )
{
clock_t goal;
goal = wait + clock();
while( goal > clock() )
;
}