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.TH "TAU_PROFILE_START" "3" "08/31/2005" "" "TAU Instrumentation API"
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.SH "NAME"
TAU_PROFILE_START \- Starts a timer.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBC/C++:\fR
.HP 18
\fB\fBTAU_PROFILE_START\fR\fR\fB(\fR\fBProfiler\ \fR\fB\fItimer\fR\fR\fB);\fR
.PP
\fBFortran:\fR
.HP 18
\fB\fBTAU_PROFILE_START\fR\fR\fB(\fR\fBinteger\ \fR\fB\fIprofiler\fR\fR\fB(2)\fR\fB);\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Starts the timer given by
\fItimer\fR
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fBC/C++ :\fR
.sp
.nf
int foo(int a) {
  TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(timer, "foo", "int (int)", TAU_USER);
  TAU_PROFILE_START(timer);
  ...
  TAU_PROFILE_STOP(timer);
  return a;
}
    
.fi
.PP
\fBFortran :\fR
.sp
.nf
subroutine F1()
  integer profiler(2) / 0, 0 /
  save    profiler

  call TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(profiler,'f1()')
  call TAU_PROFILE_START(profiler)
  ...
  call TAU_PROFILE_STOP(profiler)
end
  
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(3),
TAU_PROFILE_STOP(3)