How to get Microseconds in c#

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Hi All,

I have to add logs in my log files. To do that I have to have Date Time with micro seconds in the along with the Text.

The time stamp should in the format of HH:MM:SS:MilliSeconds:MicroSeconds

For Ex:
12:35:17:234:212 - The function to fetch data started.
12:35:17:234:451 - The function to fetch data Completed.
12:35:17:234:600 - The function to update data started.
12:35:17:234:754 - The function to update data is in progress.
12:35:17:234:900 - The function to update data completed.
12:35:17:235:002 - End of Process

Is there any way to handle this?

I tried to include logs like below but it didn't work. In all the log lines like this I'm getting the same output.

C#

Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss:fff") + (DateTime.Now.Ticks / 10).ToString() + " - The Function to fetch data started.");

Thanks & Regards,
Mathi.

Posted 12-Nov-14 20:13pm

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BillWoodruff · Answer 1 · 2014-11-12T20:25:00

In theory, you can use this to write out micro-seconds:

C#

Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss.ffffff"));

But, depending on your system hardware, and the time-cost of each logging operation, you may not be able to get microsecond timing accuracy; that's a problem of "resolution." See Jon Skeet's take on this which is the source of these comments: [^].

Fortunately, CodeProject is your friend and there are two good articles here on getting higher resolution timing accuracy: [^], [^].

One caution: do not use the standard WinForms Timer component if you need high accuracy: instead use one of the other Timers, like System.Timers.Timer.

Deepu S Nair · Answer 2 · 2014-11-12T20:17:00

You can use "ffffff" in a format string to represent microseconds:

Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss.ffffff"));

VB

To convert a number of ticks to microseconds, just use:

<pre lang="c#">long microseconds = ticks / (TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond / 1000);

If these don't help you, please provide more information about exactly what you're trying to do.

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