function Timer::start
Starts the timer with the specified name.
If you start and stop the same timer multiple times, the measured intervals will be accumulated.
Parameters
$name: The name of the timer.
5 calls to Timer::start()
- Cron::invokeCronHandlers in core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Cron.php  - Invokes any cron handlers implementing hook_cron.
 - JSWebAssertTest::testJsWebAssert in core/
tests/ Drupal/ FunctionalJavascriptTests/ Tests/ JSWebAssertTest.php  - Tests that JSWebAssert assertions work correctly.
 - TimerTest::testTimer in core/
tests/ Drupal/ Tests/ Component/ Utility/ TimerTest.php  - Tests Timer::read() time accumulation accuracy across multiple restarts.
 - ViewUI::renderPreview in core/
modules/ views_ui/ src/ ViewUI.php  - _batch_process in core/
includes/ batch.inc  - Processes sets in a batch.
 
File
- 
              core/
lib/ Drupal/ Component/ Utility/ Timer.php, line 23  
Class
- Timer
 - Provides helpers to use timers throughout a request.
 
Namespace
Drupal\Component\UtilityCode
public static function start($name) {
  static::$timers[$name]['start'] = microtime(TRUE);
  static::$timers[$name]['count'] = isset(static::$timers[$name]['count']) ? ++static::$timers[$name]['count'] : 1;
}
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