OPTIMIZATION BENCHMARKS: CLEARING (BOXED) SCREEN

This example attempts to measure the time it takes to clear a portion of the graphics screen.

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SOURCE CODE ()

	CONST maxCounter = 200
	
	BITMAP ENABLE(16)

	CLS
	
	BAR 10,10 TO SCREEN WIDTH-10, SCREEN HEIGHT-10, RED
	
	startTime = TIME
	
	counter = 0
	DO
		CLS 20, 20, 64, 64
		EXIT IF counter = maxCounter
		INC counter
	LOOP
	
	PRINT (TIME - startTime); " jiffy(s)"

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