我需要找到一个瓶颈,并需要尽可能准确地测量时间。

下面的代码片段是衡量性能的最佳方法吗?

DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;

// Some execution process

DateTime endTime = DateTime.Now;
TimeSpan totalTimeTaken = endTime.Subtract(startTime);

当前回答

这是正确的方法:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Stopwatch stopWatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();

            // some other code

        stopWatch.Stop();

        // this not correct to get full timer resolution
        Console.WriteLine("{0} ms", stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);

        // Correct way to get accurate high precision timing
        Console.WriteLine("{0} ms", stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
    }
}

要了解更多信息,请使用秒表而不是DataTime来获得准确的性能计数器。

其他回答

这是正确的方法:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Stopwatch stopWatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();

            // some other code

        stopWatch.Stop();

        // this not correct to get full timer resolution
        Console.WriteLine("{0} ms", stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);

        // Correct way to get accurate high precision timing
        Console.WriteLine("{0} ms", stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
    }
}

要了解更多信息,请使用秒表而不是DataTime来获得准确的性能计数器。

不,不是。使用秒表(在系统诊断中)

Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
PerformWork();
sw.Stop();

Console.WriteLine("Time taken: {0}ms", sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);

秒表自动检查是否存在高精度计时器。

值得一提的是DateTime。Now通常比DateTime慢一些。UtcNow是因为需要在时区、夏令时等方面做一些工作。

DateTime。UtcNow的分辨率通常为15毫秒。请看John Chapman关于DateTime的博客文章。现在我们来做一个精确的总结。

有趣的琐事:秒表回落到DateTime。UtcNow如果你的硬件不支持高频计数器。你可以通过查看静态字段Stopwatch. ishighresolution来检查Stopwatch是否使用硬件来实现高精度。

将基准测试代码放入实用程序类/方法中是很有用的。StopWatch类不需要在错误时被丢弃或停止。最简单的为动作计时的代码是

public partial class With
{
    public static long Benchmark(Action action)
    {
        var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
        action();
        stopwatch.Stop();
        return stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
    }
}

示例调用代码

public void Execute(Action action)
{
    var time = With.Benchmark(action);
    log.DebugFormat(“Did action in {0} ms.”, time);
}

下面是扩展方法的版本

public static class Extensions
{
    public static long Benchmark(this Action action)
    {
        return With.Benchmark(action);
    }
}

以及示例调用代码

public void Execute(Action action)
{
    var time = action.Benchmark()
    log.DebugFormat(“Did action in {0} ms.”, time);
}

@Sean钱伯斯

供您参考,.NET Timer类不是用于诊断的,它以预设的时间间隔生成事件,如下(来自MSDN):

System.Timers.Timer aTimer;
public static void Main()
{
    // Create a timer with a ten second interval.
    aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(10000);

    // Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer.
    aTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);

    // Set the Interval to 2 seconds (2000 milliseconds).
    aTimer.Interval = 2000;
    aTimer.Enabled = true;

    Console.WriteLine("Press the Enter key to exit the program.");
    Console.ReadLine();
}

// Specify what you want to happen when the Elapsed event is 
// raised.
private static void OnTimedEvent(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0}", e.SignalTime);
}

所以这并不能帮助你知道某件事花了多长时间,只是告诉你某段时间已经过去了。

计时器也作为一个控件在System.Windows.Forms…你可以在VS05/VS08的设计器工具箱中找到它

使用System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch类。

Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
sw.Start();

// Do some code.

sw.Stop();

// sw.ElapsedMilliseconds = the time your "do some code" took.