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<center><b><big><big>Returns Elapsed Number of Seconds</big></big></b></center>
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<b><big><a name="Syntax" id="Syntax">Syntax</a></big></b>

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<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>s</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;=&#xA0;elapsed_seconds()</span></font></code>


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<b><big><a name="Purpose" id="Purpose">Purpose</a></big></b>
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This routine is accurate to within .02 seconds
(see <a href="elapsed_seconds.cpp.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>elapsed_seconds.cpp</span></a>
).
It does not necessary work for time intervals that are greater than a day.
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If running under the Microsoft compiler, it uses 
<code><font color="blue">::GetSystemTime</font></code> for timing.
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Otherwise, if <code><font color="blue">gettimeofday</font></code> is available, it is used.
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Otherwise, <code><font color="blue">std::clock()</font></code> is used.
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<b><big><a name="s" id="s">s</a></big></b>
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is a <code><font color="blue">double</font></code> equal to the 
number of seconds since the first call to <code><font color="blue">elapsed_seconds</font></code>.

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<b><big><a name="Microsoft Systems" id="Microsoft Systems">Microsoft Systems</a></big></b>
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It you are using the Microsoft C++ compiler,
you will need to link in the external routine 
called <a href="microsoft_timer.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>microsoft_timer</span></a>
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<b><big><a name="Example" id="Example">Example</a></big></b>
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The routine <a href="elapsed_seconds.cpp.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>elapsed_seconds.cpp</span></a>
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an example and test of this routine.



<hr/>Input File: cppad/elapsed_seconds.hpp

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