Initializes a new Stopwatch instance, sets the elapsed time property to zero, and starts measuring elapsed time.
Namespace:
System.Diagnostics
Assembly:
System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function StartNew As Stopwatch
Dim returnValue As Stopwatch
returnValue = Stopwatch.StartNew()
public static Stopwatch StartNew()
public:
static Stopwatch^ StartNew()
public static function StartNew() : Stopwatch
This method is equivalent to calling the Stopwatch constructor and then calling Start on the new instance.
The following example uses the Stopwatch class to measure the performance of four different implementations for parsing an integer from a string. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the Stopwatch class.
Dim ticksThisTime As Long = 0
Dim inputNum As Integer
Dim timePerParse As Stopwatch
Select Case operation
Case 0
' Parse a valid integer using
' a try-catch statement.
' Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew()
Try
inputNum = Int32.Parse("0")
Catch e As FormatException
inputNum = 0
End Try
' Stop the timer, and save the
' elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop()
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks
Case 1
' Parse a valid integer using
' the TryParse statement.
' Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew()
If Not Int32.TryParse("0", inputNum) Then
inputNum = 0
End If
' Stop the timer, and save the
' elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop()
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks
Case 2
' Parse an invalid value using
' a try-catch statement.
' Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew()
Try
inputNum = Int32.Parse("a")
Catch e As FormatException
inputNum = 0
End Try
' Stop the timer, and save the
' elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop()
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks
Case 3
' Parse an invalid value using
' the TryParse statement.
' Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew()
If Not Int32.TryParse("a", inputNum) Then
inputNum = 0
End If
' Stop the timer, and save the
' elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop()
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks
Case Else
End Select
long ticksThisTime = 0;
int inputNum;
Stopwatch timePerParse;
switch (operation)
{
case 0:
// Parse a valid integer using
// a try-catch statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew();
try
{
inputNum = Int32.Parse("0");
}
catch (FormatException)
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks;
break;
case 1:
// Parse a valid integer using
// the TryParse statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew();
if (!Int32.TryParse("0", out inputNum))
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks;
break;
case 2:
// Parse an invalid value using
// a try-catch statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew();
try
{
inputNum = Int32.Parse("a");
}
catch (FormatException)
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks;
break;
case 3:
// Parse an invalid value using
// the TryParse statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch.StartNew();
if (!Int32.TryParse("a", out inputNum))
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse.Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse.ElapsedTicks;
break;
default:
break;
}
Int64 ticksThisTime = 0;
int inputNum;
Stopwatch ^ timePerParse;
switch ( operation )
{
case 0:
// Parse a valid integer using
// a try-catch statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch::StartNew();
try
{
inputNum = Int32::Parse( "0" );
}
catch ( FormatException^ )
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse->Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse->ElapsedTicks;
break;
case 1:
// Parse a valid integer using
// the TryParse statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch::StartNew();
if ( !Int32::TryParse( "0", inputNum ) )
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse->Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse->ElapsedTicks;
break;
case 2:
// Parse an invalid value using
// a try-catch statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch::StartNew();
try
{
inputNum = Int32::Parse( "a" );
}
catch ( FormatException^ )
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse->Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse->ElapsedTicks;
break;
case 3:
// Parse an invalid value using
// the TryParse statement.
// Start a new stopwatch timer.
timePerParse = Stopwatch::StartNew();
if ( !Int32::TryParse( "a", inputNum ) )
{
inputNum = 0;
}
// Stop the timer, and save the
// elapsed ticks for the operation.
timePerParse->Stop();
ticksThisTime = timePerParse->ElapsedTicks;
break;
default:
break;
}
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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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