getting the difference of time

Question

how do you find the difference in time using two methords. and how to call subtract two methords using TimeSpan.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    int baba;

    var stopWatch = new StopWatch();

    Console.WriteLine("Please enter in any value to get the start time");
    string ti = Console.ReadLine();            
    baba = Convert.ToInt32(ti);
    Console.WriteLine(baba);

    stopWatch.Start();
    Console.WriteLine(Console.Read());

    if(ti != null)
    {
        stopWatch.Stop();
        Console.WriteLine(Console.Read());
    }           

}

have you read the documentation? if so where do you struggle? which error do you get? what have you tried so far? — styx, Mar 20 '19 at 08:46
`ti` will never be `null`. In the worst case it will be an empty string : `""` — Mong Zhu, Mar 20 '19 at 09:06
please describe exactly which time difference you want to calculate. Or do you want to have the elapsed time between `stopWatch.Start()` and `stopWatch.Stop()` ? if the latter is your concern then I would suggest to have a look at the property: `stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds`. — Mong Zhu, Mar 20 '19 at 09:14
Mong Zhu I was trying to calculate the time difference not the elapse time. I wanted to use the time span but I could not call the methods from another class — Abraham, Mar 20 '19 at 09:46
styx I want to get the time difference but how can I subtract the two methods the Start() method from the Stop() method. I tried calling them and both are public but they are not accessible. how can I access them and subtract the start time from the stoppage time — Abraham, Mar 20 '19 at 09:56
did you write your own `StopWatch` class ? or did you use [class from the framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.diagnostics.stopwatch?view=netframework-4.7.2) ? — Mong Zhu, Mar 20 '19 at 12:31
then you should have posted it as well, the calculation will be performed there, am I correct?=! — Mong Zhu, Mar 21 '19 at 09:18

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '19 at 08:52

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See the possible duplicated link in the comment. Another way to calculate time difference is to get it from TimeSpan:

DateTime time1 = DateTime.Now;
Thread.Sleep(1000);
DateTime time2 = DateTime.Now;
TimeSpan ts = time2 - time1;
Console.WriteLine(ts.TotalMilliseconds);

Check it here: https://dotnetfiddle.net/bfHEKY

answered Mar 20 '19 at 08:52

Xi Duan

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Yes this is easy but this works when you are in the same class. I created another class called stopwatch if you follow well and that's where I invoked the start() and stop() methods which get me the start time and stop time. now I want to get the difference between both times – Abraham Mar 20 '19 at 09:48

getting the difference of time

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