计时-在Windows中使用精确计时器(国外英语资料).docVIP

计时-在Windows中使用精确计时器(国外英语资料) Using an accurate timer in Windows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author: Li Xuchang source: Category: Visual C++ date: 2001.08.29 today / general view: 2/235 1. preface. The We know that in Windows, you can assign a timer to the application by calling the SetTimer function. When a specified time interval is specified, the Windows system sends an WM_TIMER message to the application at regular intervals, enabling the application to implement a number of time - related actions. The However, it should be noted that the WM_TIMER messages sent to the application by the system are not asynchronous, which is placed in a regular message queue and sorted with other messages. Therefore, even if we call SetTimer () is set to 1000 msec intervals, the application does not necessarily ensure that every second receives a WM_TIMER message, if another program is busy time more than a second, then our application at that time cannot receive any WM_TIMER message. The Obviously, this situation is fatal to applications that require precise time intervals (such as certain monitoring procedures). Fortunately, some mechanisms are hidden in Windows so that we can get accurate timer service. The 2. the system timer. In the Windows SYSTEM.DRV driver provides several lesser known system timer function (the function is not written in Windows.h, but the output of the SYSTEM.DRV), this function can help us get a precise timer service, namely the system timer. This is one of the most important (CreateSystemTimer) and KillSystemTimer (two), the callback function allows us to install the asynchronous timer (Callback), similar to the interception in the environment of DOS INT 8 interrupt handler. This callback is truly asynchronous, and it is important to completely avoid the Windows messaging tool. In fact, Microsoft, Excel, and Windows COMM drivers all use system timers, and the general timers installed by SetTimer () ar