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High precision timer, based on the value returned from QueryPerformanceCounter() optionally converted to seconds. 

Supported in

Configuration Syntax

Read more about using the Configuration File.

Parameters

• Rendering Options
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  normalize - Indicates whether to normalize the result by subtracting it from the result of the first call (so that it's effectively zero-based).Boolean Default: True

  This parameter is not supported in:

  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Compact Framework 1.0
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Compact Framework 2.0
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Framework 1.0
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Framework 1.1
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Framework 2.0
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  difference - Indicates whether to output the difference between the result of QueryPerformanceCounter and the previous one.Boolean Default: False

  This parameter is not supported in:

  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Compact Framework 1.0
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Compact Framework 2.0
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Framework 1.0
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Framework 1.1
  • NLog v1.0 for .NET Framework 2.0
• alignDecimalPoint - Indicates whether to align decimal point (emit non-significant zeros).Boolean Default: True
• precision - Number of decimal digits to be included in output.Integer Default: 4
• seconds - Indicates whether to convert the result to seconds by dividing by the result of QueryPerformanceFrequency().Boolean Default: True