GetMicrosecondCount

Overview

The GetMicrosecondCount() function returns the number of microseconds that have elapsed since the start of the MQL program.

Signature

ulong GetMicrosecondCount();

Return Value

Example

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function                                    |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
  {
   uint   ui=0,ui_max=0,ui_min=INT_MAX;
   ulong  ul=0,ul_max=0,ul_min=INT_MAX;
//--- number of measurements
   for(int count=0;count<1000;count++)
     {
      uint   ui_res=0;
      ulong  ul_res=0;
      //--- 
      for(int n=0;n<2;n++)
        {
         //--- select measurement type
         if(n==0) ui=GetTickCount();
         else      ul=GetMicrosecondCount();
         //--- execute code  
         Test(); // Assuming Test() is defined elsewhere
         //--- add measurement result (depending on type)
         if(n==0) ui_res+=GetTickCount()-ui;
         else      ul_res+=GetMicrosecondCount()-ul;         
        }
      //--- calculate minimum and maximum time for both measurements
      if(ui_min>ui_res) ui_min=ui_res;
      if(ui_maxul_res) ul_min=ul_res;
      if(ul_max

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