SECOND (The GNU Fortran Compiler) (original) (raw)


8.239 SECOND — CPU time function

Synopsis:

CALL SECOND(TIME)
TIME = SECOND()

Description:

Returns a REAL(4) value representing the elapsed CPU time in seconds. This provides the same functionality as the standardCPU_TIME intrinsic, and is only included for backwards compatibility.

This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit.

Class:

Subroutine, function

Arguments:

TIME Shall be of type REAL(4).

Return value:

In either syntax, TIME is set to the process’s current runtime in seconds.

Standard:

GNU extension

See also:

CPU_TIME — CPU elapsed time in seconds