QueryPerformanceCounter
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This function retrieves the current value of the high-resolution performance counter if one is provided by the OEM.
Syntax
BOOL QueryPerformanceCounter(
LARGE_INTEGER* lpPerformanceCount
);
Parameters
lpPerformanceCount
[in] Pointer to a variable that the function sets, in counts, to the current performance-counter value.If the installed hardware does not support a high-resolution performance counter, this parameter can be set to zero.
Return Value
TRUE indicates that a performance counter value was successfully filled in. FALSE indicates failure.
Remarks
If the hardware does not support a high frequency counter, QueryPerformanceFrequency will return 1000 because the API defaults to a milliseconds GetTickCount implementation.
Requirements
| Header | winbase.h |
| Library | coredll.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 2.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
Time Functions
QueryPerformanceFrequency
GetTickCount