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Use for the flow continuation point.
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Definition

Next = 3

Remarks

An example of a flow start point is job scheduling. For instance, IJobExtensions.Schedule generates an implicit ProfilerFlowEventType.Begin Profiler flow event and IJob.Execute generates an implicit ProfilerFlowEventType.Next event.
using System;using System.Threading;using Unity.Profiling;using Unity.Profiling.LowLevel;using Unity.Profiling.LowLevel.Unsafe;public class Example{    static readonly ProfilerMarker k_ScheduleTasksMarker = new ProfilerMarker("Schedule Task");    static readonly ProfilerMarker k_TaskMarker = new ProfilerMarker("Task");    static void EmitFlowEventAndChainThread(uint flowId)    {        // Mark the next k_TaskMarker as a beginning of the flow        ProfilerUnsafeUtility.FlowEvent(flowId, ProfilerFlowEventType.Next);        using (k_TaskMarker.Auto())        {            // Do work        }    }    static void ScheduleTask()    {        using (k_ScheduleTasksMarker.Auto())        {            var flowId = ProfilerUnsafeUtility.CreateFlow(ProfilerUnsafeUtility.CategoryScripts);            // Mark the parent k_ScheduleTasksMarker as a beginning of the flow            ProfilerUnsafeUtility.FlowEvent(flowId, ProfilerFlowEventType.Begin);            var thread = new Thread(() => EmitFlowEventAndChainThread(flowId));            thread.Start();        }    }}
Additional Resources: ProfilerUnsafeUtility.FlowEvent.