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vtkTimeStamp Class Reference

record modification and/or execution time More...

#include <vtkTimeStamp.h>

Public Member Functions

 vtkTimeStamp ()
 
void Delete ()
 
void Modified ()
 Set this objects time to the current time. More...
 
vtkMTimeType GetMTime () const
 Return this object's Modified time. More...
 
 operator vtkMTimeType () const
 Allow for typecasting to unsigned long. More...
 
bool operator> (vtkTimeStamp &ts)
 Support comparisons of time stamp objects directly. More...
 
bool operator< (vtkTimeStamp &ts)
 Support comparisons of time stamp objects directly. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static vtkTimeStampNew ()
 

Detailed Description

record modification and/or execution time

vtkTimeStamp records a unique time when the method Modified() is executed. This time is guaranteed to be monotonically increasing. Classes use this object to record modified and/or execution time. There is built in support for the binary < and > comparison operators between two vtkTimeStamp objects.

Tests:
vtkTimeStamp (Tests)

Definition at line 35 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkTimeStamp::vtkTimeStamp ( )
inline

Definition at line 38 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.

Member Function Documentation

static vtkTimeStamp* vtkTimeStamp::New ( )
static
void vtkTimeStamp::Delete ( )
inline

Definition at line 40 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.

void vtkTimeStamp::Modified ( )

Set this objects time to the current time.

The current time is just a monotonically increasing unsigned long integer. It is possible for this number to wrap around back to zero. This should only happen for processes that have been running for a very long time, while constantly changing objects within the program. When this does occur, the typical consequence should be that some filters will update themselves when really they don't need to.

vtkMTimeType vtkTimeStamp::GetMTime ( ) const
inline

Return this object's Modified time.

Definition at line 57 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.

bool vtkTimeStamp::operator> ( vtkTimeStamp ts)
inline

Support comparisons of time stamp objects directly.

Definition at line 63 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.

bool vtkTimeStamp::operator< ( vtkTimeStamp ts)
inline

Support comparisons of time stamp objects directly.

Definition at line 65 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.

vtkTimeStamp::operator vtkMTimeType ( ) const
inline

Allow for typecasting to unsigned long.

Definition at line 72 of file vtkTimeStamp.h.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: