/// <summary>
/// Retrieve the current tick count.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tick">Out param represents the current tick count.</param>
/// <remarks>The tick count is a 64 bit integer, it's big enough not
/// to worry about loop over.</remarks>
public static void GetPreciseTickCount(out long tick)
{
if (!QueryPerformanceCounter(out tick))
{
tick = 0;
string msg = string.Format("PreciseTickCount::GetPreciseTickCount(): Error in calling QueryPerformanceCounter");
WindowsEventLog.AddEvent(msg, WindowsEventLog.TickCountError);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Static constructor. It initializes the static sFrequency data member.
/// </summary>
static PreciseTickCount()
{
// initialize the static sFrequency
if (!QueryPerformanceFrequency(out s_Frequency))
{
string msg = string.Format("PreciseTickCount::PreciseTickCount(): Error in calling QueryPerformanceFrequency");
WindowsEventLog.AddEvent(msg, WindowsEventLog.TickCountError);
}
}