difftime() function in C++

The difftime() function is defined in ctime header file. The difftime() function is used to calculate the difference between two times in second. Syntax:

double difftime(time_t end, time_t start);

Parameters: This method accepts two parameters:

• start: time_t object for start time.
• end: time_t object for end time.

Returns: This function returns the difference between two times in seconds.

Example:-

cpp

// C++ program to demonstrate
// example of difftime() function.

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    time_t start, ending;
    long addition;

    time(&start);
    for (int i = 0; i < 20000; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 20000; j++);
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < 20000; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 20000; j++);
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < 20000; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 20000; j++);
    }
    time(&ending);
    cout << "Total time required = "
        << difftime(ending, start)
        << " seconds " << endl;
    return 0;
}

Output:

Total time required = 2 seconds

Time Complexity: O(n^2) where n is 20000.

Auxiliary Space: O(1)

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