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Code that measures a time interval as you would measure the execution time of a task

This C# code measures a time interval as you would measure the execution time of a task:


C#
DateTimestartTime=DateTime.Now;
Console.WriteLine("Started:{0",startTime);
//Executethetasktobetimed
for(int i=1;i<100000;i++)
{
    //Executethetasktobetimed
}
DateTime stopTime = DateTime.Now;
Console.WriteLine("Stopped:{0",stopTime);
TimeSpanelapsedTime=stopTime-startTime;
Console.WriteLine("Elapsed:{0",elapsedTime);
Console.WriteLine("inhours:"+elapsedTime.TotalHours);
Console.WriteLine("inminutes:"+elapsedTime.TotalMinutes);
Console.WriteLine("inseconds:"+elapsedTime.TotalSeconds);
Console.WriteLine("inmilliseconds:"+elapsedTime.TotalMilliseconds);

In C# 2.0, the same thing can be done as follows:


C#
Stopwatchwatch=newStopwatch();
watch.Start();
for(inti=1;i<1000000;i++)
{
    //Executethetasktobetimed
}
watch.Stop();
Console.WriteLine("Elapsed:{0",watch.Elapsed);
Console.WriteLine("Inmilliseconds:{0",watch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
Console.WriteLine("Intimerticks:{0",watch.ElapsedTicks);

For DateTime formatting options, refer to Format date and time.



alternatively you may also try http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff650674.aspx[^]

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Technical Lead Erls Corporation
India India
I am Dinesh kumar Choudhary by Name, a software Designer and Developer by Work, a Indian Hindu by Religion, Co-Founder of DSFoundation located at http://dsfoundation.wordpress.com by profession, a Loving husband and a Caring Father by Relation.

I have a blog Website at http://dennosecqtinstien.wordpress.com. DSFoundation is the Autonomous body to serve for the management of Local shops located at New Delhi, India. Now a days DSFoundation and its subsidiaries are managed by Erls Corporation, an Another initiative by me and my colleagues, in which i am the another CO-Founder of the Organization. Erls Corporation can be located at http:erlsindia.co.in

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Generalyes copied but was very much help full for me in beginning s... Pin
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GeneralReason for my vote of 1 another plagiarism http://en.csharp-... Pin
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