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String Comparison Vs Date Comparison Performance






Software Requirement





Prerequisite Knowledge





Project Creation




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Code To Compare Performance


using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace string_comparison_vs_datetime_comparison {
  class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
      Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
      DateTime dateOne = DateTime.Now;
      DateTime dateTwo = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(5);
      sw.Start(); // Stop watch Starts
      bool compare1 = dateOne == dateTwo; // Comparing 2 date variables
      sw.Stop(); // Stop watch stops
      Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Time taken when comparing date variable {0}", sw.ElapsedTicks));
      string stringOne = dateOne.ToString();
      string stringTwo = dateTwo.ToString();
      sw.Reset(); //  Reset stop watch 
      sw.Start(); // Start again from zero
      bool compare2 = stringOne == stringTwo; // Comparing 2 string variables
      sw.Stop(); // Stop watch stops
      Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Time taken when comparing string variable {0} ", sw.ElapsedTicks));
      Console.Read();
    }
  }
}



Output


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Conclusion





Posted By  -  Karan Gupta
 
Posted On  -  Friday, September 7, 2012

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