Stopwatch.IsHighResolution Field
Definition
Indicates whether the timer is based on a high-resolution performance counter. This field is read-only.
public: static initonly bool IsHighResolution;
public static readonly bool IsHighResolution;
staticval mutable IsHighResolution : bool
Public Shared ReadOnly IsHighResolution As Boolean
Field Value
Examples
The following example displays the frequency and resolution of a Stopwatch timer. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the Stopwatch class.
void DisplayTimerProperties()
{
// Display the timer frequency and resolution.
if ( Stopwatch::IsHighResolution )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Operations timed using the system's high-resolution performance counter." );
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( "Operations timed using the DateTime class." );
}
Int64 frequency = Stopwatch::Frequency;
Console::WriteLine( " Timer frequency in ticks per second = {0}", frequency );
Int64 nanosecPerTick = (1000L * 1000L * 1000L) / frequency;
Console::WriteLine( " Timer is accurate within {0} nanoseconds", nanosecPerTick );
}
public static void DisplayTimerProperties()
{
// Display the timer frequency and resolution.
if (Stopwatch.IsHighResolution)
{
Console.WriteLine("Operations timed using the system's high-resolution performance counter.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Operations timed using the DateTime class.");
}
long frequency = Stopwatch.Frequency;
Console.WriteLine(" Timer frequency in ticks per second = {0}",
frequency);
long nanosecPerTick = (1000L*1000L*1000L) / frequency;
Console.WriteLine(" Timer is accurate within {0} nanoseconds",
nanosecPerTick);
}
Public Shared Sub DisplayTimerProperties()
' Display the timer frequency and resolution.
If Stopwatch.IsHighResolution Then
Console.WriteLine("Operations timed using the system's high-resolution performance counter.")
Else
Console.WriteLine("Operations timed using the DateTime class.")
End If
Dim frequency As Long = Stopwatch.Frequency
Console.WriteLine(" Timer frequency in ticks per second = {0}", frequency)
Dim nanosecPerTick As Long = 1000000000 / frequency
Console.WriteLine(" Timer is accurate within {0} nanoseconds", nanosecPerTick)
End Sub
Remarks
The timer used by the Stopwatch class depends on the system hardware and operating system. IsHighResolution is true
if the Stopwatch timer is based on a high-resolution performance counter. Otherwise, IsHighResolution is false
, which indicates that the Stopwatch timer is based on the system timer.