#include #include struct timer { timer(std::ostream& report) : report(report) {start = std::clock();} ~timer() { using namespace std; end = clock(); unsigned milliseconds = (end - start)*1000 / CLOCKS_PER_SEC; report << "Spent " << milliseconds << "ms here\n"; } std::clock_t start; std::clock_t end; std::ostream& report; private: // just to surpress a VC++ 8.0 warning timer& operator = (const timer&) {}; };