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Stopwatch Constructor ()

 

Initializes a new instance of the Stopwatch class.

Namespace:   System.Diagnostics
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

public:
Stopwatch()

The returned Stopwatch instance is stopped, and the elapsed time property of the instance is zero.

Use the Start method to begin measuring elapsed time with the new Stopwatch instance. Use the StartNew method to initialize a new Stopwatch instance and immediately start it.

The following example initializes a Stopwatch instance by using a simple class constructor.

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Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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