Provides a set of methods and properties that you can use to accurately measure elapsed time.
Declaration Syntax| C# | Visual Basic |
public class Stopwatch
Public Class Stopwatch
Members| All Members | Constructors | Methods | Properties | Fields | |
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 | Stopwatch()()() |
Initializes a new instance of the Stopwatch class.
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 | Elapsed |
Gets the total elapsed time measured by the current instance.
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| ElapsedMilliseconds |
Gets the total elapsed time measured by the current instance, in milliseconds.
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| ElapsedTicks |
Gets the total elapsed time measured by the current instance, in timer ticks.
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| Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize()()() | Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
  | Frequency |
Gets the frequency of the timer as the number of ticks per second.
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| GetHashCode()()() | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. GetHashCode()()() is suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetTimestamp()()() |
Gets the current number of ticks in the timer mechanism.
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| GetType()()() | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| IsHighResolution |
Indicates whether the timer is based on a high-resolution performance counter.
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| IsRunning |
Gets a value indicating whether the Stopwatch timer is running.
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| MemberwiseClone()()() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Reset()()() |
Stops time interval measurement and resets the elapsed time to zero.
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| Start()()() |
Starts, or resumes, measuring elapsed time for an interval.
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| StartNew()()() |
Initializes a new Stopwatch instance, sets the elapsed time property to zero, and starts measuring elapsed time.
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| Stop()()() |
Stops measuring elapsed time for an interval.
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| ToString()()() | (Inherited from Object.) |
Inheritance Hierarchy| Object | |
 | Stopwatch |
See Also[!:System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]