Stopwatch Class
Silverlight
Provides a set of methods and properties that you can use to accurately measure elapsed time.
Namespace: System.Diagnostics
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The Stopwatch type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Elapsed | Gets the total elapsed time measured by the current instance. |
![]() ![]() | ElapsedMilliseconds | Gets the total elapsed time measured by the current instance, in milliseconds. |
![]() ![]() | ElapsedTicks | Gets the total elapsed time measured by the current instance, in timer ticks. |
![]() ![]() | IsRunning | Gets a value indicating whether the Stopwatch timer is running. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() ![]() | GetTimestamp | Gets the current number of ticks in the timer mechanism. |
![]() ![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Reset | Stops time interval measurement and resets the elapsed time to zero. |
![]() ![]() | Start | Starts, or resumes, measuring elapsed time for an interval. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | StartNew | Initializes a new Stopwatch instance, sets the elapsed time property to zero, and starts measuring elapsed time. |
![]() ![]() | Stop | Stops measuring elapsed time for an interval. |
![]() ![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() ![]() | Frequency | Gets the frequency of the timer as the number of ticks per second. This field is read-only. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | IsHighResolution | Indicates whether the timer is based on a high-resolution performance counter. This field is read-only. |
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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