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.TH "TAU_GET_COUNTER_NAME" "3" "08/31/2005" "" "TAU Instrumentation API"
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.SH "NAME"
TAU_GET_COUNTER_NAMES \- Gets the counter names
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBC/C++:\fR
.HP 22
\fB\fBTAU_GET_COUNTER_NAMES\fR\fR\fB(\fR\fBchar\ **\fR\fB\fIcounterList\fR\fR\fB, \fR\fBint\ \fR\fB\fInumCounters\fR\fR\fB);\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
TAU_GET_COUNTER_NAMES
returns the list of counter names and the number of counters used for measurement. When wallclock time is used, the counter name of "default" is returned.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fBC/C++ :\fR
.sp
.nf
int numOfCounters;
const char ** counterList;

TAU_GET_COUNTER_NAMES(counterList, numOfCounters);

for(int j=0;j<numOfCounters;j++){ 
  cout << "The counter names so far are: " << counterList[j] << endl;
}
    
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
TAU_GET_FUNC_NAMES(3),
TAU_GET_FUNC_VALS(3)