The QueryPerformanceCounter function retrieves the current value of the high-resolution performance counter.

Syntax

BOOL QueryPerformanceCounter(      
    LARGE_INTEGER *lpPerformanceCount
);

Parameters

lpPerformanceCount

[out] Pointer to a variable that receives the current performance-counter value, in counts.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

On a multiprocessor computer, it should not matter which processor is called. However, you can get different results on different processors due to bugs in the basic input/output system (BIOS) or the hardware abstraction layer (HAL). To specify processor affinity for a thread, use the SetThreadAffinityMask function.

Function Information

Minimum DLL Version	kernel32.dll
Header	Declared in Winbase.h, include Windows.h
Import library	Kernel32.lib
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT 3.1
Unicode	Implemented as Unicode version.

See Also

Timers Overview, QueryPerformanceFrequency