NAME

       TAU_PROFILE_START - Starts a timer.

SYNOPSIS

       C/C++:

       TAU_PROFILE_START(Profiler timer);

       Fortran:

       TAU_PROFILE_START(integer profiler(2));

DESCRIPTION

       Starts the timer given by timer

EXAMPLE

       C/C++ :

       int foo(int a) {
         TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(timer, "foo", "int (int)", TAU_USER);
         TAU_PROFILE_START(timer);
         ...
         TAU_PROFILE_STOP(timer);
         return a;
       }

       Fortran :

       subroutine F1()
         integer profiler(2) / 0, 0 /
         save    profiler

         call TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(profiler,'f1()')
         call TAU_PROFILE_START(profiler)
         ...
         call TAU_PROFILE_STOP(profiler)
       end

SEE ALSO

       TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(3), TAU_PROFILE_STOP(3)

                                            08/31/2005                       TAU_PROFILE_START(3)