LiteFX::Rendering::TimingEvent::readTimestamp

Reads the current timestamp (as a tick count) of the event.

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering_api.hpp>

[[dllimport, dllexport]] UInt64 readTimestamp() const;

Description

In order to convert the number of ticks to (milli-)seconds, this value needs to be divided by IGraphicsDevice::ticksPerMillisecond. To improve precision, calculate the difference between two time stamps in ticks first and only then convert them to seconds.

Exceptions

Name	Thrown on
RuntimeException	Thrown, if the parent device instance is already released.

Return Value

The current time stamp of the event as a tick count.

See Also

ISwapChain::readTimingEvent