您可以在 C++14 中使用带有 auto 参数的 lambda 来为其他函数计时。您可以将定时函数的参数传递给您的 lambda。我会这样做:
// Timing in C++14 with auto lambda parameters
#include <iostream>
#include <chrono>
// need C++14 for auto lambda parameters
auto timing = [](auto && F, auto && ... params)
{
auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
std::forward<decltype(F)>(F)
(std::forward<decltype(params)>(params)...); // execute the function
return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start).count();
};
void f(std::size_t numsteps) // we'll measure how long this function runs
{
// need volatile, otherwise the compiler optimizes the loop
for (volatile std::size_t i = 0; i < numsteps; ++i);
}
int main()
{
auto taken = timing(f, 500'000'000); // measure the time taken to run f()
std::cout << "Took " << taken << " milliseconds" << std::endl;
taken = timing(f, 100'000'000); // measure again
std::cout << "Took " << taken << " milliseconds" << std::endl;
}
优点是您可以将任何可调用对象传递给timing lambda。
但如果你想保持简单,你可以这样做:
auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
your_function_call_here();
auto end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
auto taken = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(end - start).count();
std::cout << taken << " milliseconds";
如果您知道在运行期间不会更改系统时间,则可以改用std::chrono::high_resolution_clock,这可能更准确。但是std::chrono::steady_clock 在运行期间对系统时间变化不敏感。
PS:如果需要对成员函数计时,可以这样做:
// time member functions
template<class Return, class Object, class... Params1, class... Params2>
auto timing(Return (Object::*fp)(Params1...), Params2... params)
{
auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
(Object{}.*fp)(std::forward<decltype(params)>(params)...);
return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start).count();
};
然后将其用作
// measure the time taken to run X::f()
auto taken = timing(&X::f, 500'000'000);
std::cout << "Took " << taken << " milliseconds" << std::endl;
到时间,例如X::f() 成员函数。