What is the best way to measure how long code takes to execute?

Question

I\'m trying to determine which approach to removing a string is the fastest.

I simply get the start and end time a

Answer 1

You can use the Stopwatch class.

The Stopwatch measures elapsed time by counting timer ticks in the underlying timer mechanism. If the installed hardware and operating system support a high-resolution performance counter, then the Stopwatch class uses that counter to measure elapsed time.

var sw = new Stopwatch();

sw.Start();
// ...
sw.Stop();