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8.238 SECOND — CPU time function ¶

Description:

Returns a REAL(4) value representing the elapsed CPU time in seconds. This provides the same functionality as the standard CPU_TIME intrinsic, and is only included for backwards compatibility.

This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit.

Standard:

GNU extension

Class:

Subroutine, function

Syntax:

CALL SECOND(TIME)

TIME = SECOND()

Arguments:

TIME	Shall be of type REAL(4).

Return value:

In either syntax, TIME is set to the process’s current runtime in seconds.

See also:

CPU_TIME — CPU elapsed time in seconds