(This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; SDL3 is the current stable version.)

SDL_GetPerformanceCounter

Get the current value of the high resolution counter.

Header File

Syntax

Uint64 SDL_GetPerformanceCounter(void);

Return Value

(Uint64) Returns the current counter value.

Remarks

This function is typically used for profiling.

The counter values are only meaningful relative to each other. Differences between values can be converted to times by using SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency().

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.