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#ifndef SFML_CLOCK_H
#define SFML_CLOCK_H

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// Headers
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#include <SFML/System/Export.h>
#include <SFML/System/Time.h>
#include <SFML/System/Types.h>


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/// \brief Create a new clock and start it
///
/// \return A new sfClock object
///
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CSFML_SYSTEM_API sfClock* sfClock_create(void);

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/// \brief Create a new clock by copying an existing one
///
/// \param clock Clock to copy
///
/// \return A new sfClock object which is a copy of \a clock
///
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CSFML_SYSTEM_API sfClock* sfClock_copy(const sfClock* clock);

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/// \brief Destroy a clock
///
/// \param clock Clock to destroy
///
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CSFML_SYSTEM_API void sfClock_destroy(sfClock* clock);

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/// \brief Get the time elapsed in a clock
///
/// This function returns the time elapsed since the last call
/// to sfClock_restart (or the construction of the object if
/// sfClock_restart has not been called).
///
/// \param clock Clock object
///
/// \return Time elapsed
///
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CSFML_SYSTEM_API sfTime sfClock_getElapsedTime(const sfClock* clock);

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/// \brief Restart a clock
///
/// This function puts the time counter back to zero.
/// It also returns the time elapsed since the clock was started.
///
/// \param clock Clock object
///
/// \return Time elapsed
///
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CSFML_SYSTEM_API sfTime sfClock_restart(sfClock* clock);


#endif // SFML_CLOCK_H