I use these defines:
/** Use to init the clock */
#define TIMER_INIT \
LARGE_INTEGER frequency; \
LARGE_INTEGER t1,t2; \
double elapsedTime; \
QueryPerformanceFrequency(&frequency);
/** Use to start the performance timer */
#define TIMER_START QueryPerformanceCounter(&t1);
/** Use to stop the performance timer and output the result to the standard stream. Less verbose than \c TIMER_STOP_VERBOSE */
#define TIMER_STOP \
QueryPerformanceCounter(&t2); \
elapsedTime=(float)(t2.QuadPart-t1.QuadPart)/frequency.QuadPart; \
std::wcout<<elapsedTime<<L" sec"<<endl;
Usage (brackets to prevent redefines):
TIMER_INIT
{
TIMER_START
Sleep(1000);
TIMER_STOP
}
{
TIMER_START
Sleep(1234);
TIMER_STOP
}
Output from usage example:
1.00003 sec
1.23407 sec