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c#.nettimeriostopwatch

Calculate the execution time of a method

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How do I measure how long a function is running?

I have an I/O time-taking method which copies data from a location to another. What's the best and most real way of calculating the execution time? Thread? Timer? Stopwatch? Any other solution? I want the most exact one, and briefest as much as possible.

Solution

  • Stopwatch is designed for this purpose and is one of the best ways to measure time execution in .NET.

    var watch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
// the code that you want to measure comes here
watch.Stop();
var elapsedMs = watch.ElapsedMilliseconds;

    Do not use DateTime to measure time execution in .NET.

    UPDATE:

    As pointed out by @series0ne in the comments section: If you want a real precise measurement of the execution of some code, you will have to use the performance counters that's built into the operating system. The following answer contains a nice overview.