steady_clock struct

Represents a steady clock.

Syntax

struct steady_clock;  

Remarks

On Windows, steady_clock wraps the QueryPerformanceCounter function.

A clock is monotonic if the value that is returned by a first call to now() is always less than or equal to the value that is returned by a subsequent call to now().

A clock is steady if it is monotonic and if the time between clock ticks is constant.

High_resolution_clock is a typdef for steady_clock.

Public functions

Function Description
now Returns the current time as a time_point value.

Public Constants

Name Description
system_clock::is_steady Holds true. A steady_clock is steady.

Requirements

Header: <chrono>

Namespace: std::chrono

See Also

Header Files Reference
<chrono>
system_clock Structure