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--- documentation:language_reference:functions:timestart [2016/10/09 21:56] – created Maurits W. Haverkort
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+====== TimeStart ======
+###
+In order to determine the total time spent in parts of the code one can use timing. The function //TimeStart(a)// starts the clock for the section that follows. The variable //a// should be a string that acts as label for the part of the code you want to time.
+###
+===== Input =====
+###
+  * a : string
+###
+===== Output =====
+###
+none
+###
+===== Example =====
+###
+A small example timing part of the code:
+###
+==== Input ====
+<code Quanty Time.Quanty>
+dofile("../definitions.Quanty")
+TimeStart("Eigensystem")
+Eigensystem(Opp1,psi1)
+TimeEnd("Eigensystem")
+TimeStart("Spectra")
+spec = CreateSpectra(Opp1,Opp2,psi1)
+TimeEnd("Spectra")
+TimePrint()
+</code>
+==== Result ====
+<file Quanty_Output Time.out>
+Timing results
+   Total_time | NumberOfRuns | Running | Name
+:00:00 |            1 |       0 | Eigensystem
+:00:00 |            1 |       0 | Spectra
+</file>
+===== Table of contents =====
+{{indexmenu>.#1}}