#ifndef _MTimer
#define _MTimer
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// CLASS:    MTimer
//
// *****************************************************************************
//
// CLASS DESCRIPTION (MTimer)
//
// The MTimer class works similar to timerX MEL command.
//
// *****************************************************************************

#if defined __cplusplus

// *****************************************************************************

// INCLUDED HEADER FILES



#include <maya/MTypes.h>

// *****************************************************************************

// DECLARATIONS

// *****************************************************************************

// CLASS DECLARATION (MTimer)

/// This class works similar to timerX MEL command. (OpenMaya) (OpenMaya.py)
/**
  Methods for calculating the time elapsed in executing a particular portion of the code.
*/
class OPENMAYA_EXPORT MTimer  
{

public:
	///
					MTimer();
	///
					MTimer( const MTimer & );
	///
					~MTimer();

	///
					void beginTimer();
	///
					void endTimer();
	///
					double elapsedTime();
	///
	MTimer&			operator =  ( const MTimer& rhs );
	///
	bool			operator == ( const MTimer& rhs ) const;
	///
	bool			operator != ( const MTimer& rhs ) const;
	///
	void			clear();

private:
	double				getCurrentTime();

	double				startTime;
	double				endTime;

};

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#endif /* __cplusplus */
#endif /* _MTimer */