Stopwatch Class (System.Diagnostics)

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Stopwatch Class

Updated: November 2007

Provides a set of methods and properties that you can use to accurately measure elapsed time.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Class Stopwatch

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Stopwatch

public class Stopwatch

Visual C++

public ref class Stopwatch

public class Stopwatch

JScript

public class Stopwatch

Remarks

A Stopwatch instance can measure elapsed time for one interval, or the total of elapsed time across multiple intervals. In a typical Stopwatch scenario, you call the Start method, then eventually call the Stop method, and then you check elapsed time using the Elapsed property.

A Stopwatch instance is either running or stopped; use IsRunning to determine the current state of a Stopwatch. Use Start to begin measuring elapsed time; use Stop to stop measuring elapsed time. Query the elapsed time value through the properties Elapsed, ElapsedMilliseconds, or ElapsedTicks. You can query the elapsed time properties while the instance is running or stopped. The elapsed time properties steadily increase while the Stopwatch is running; they remain constant when the instance is stopped.

By default, the elapsed time value of a Stopwatch instance equals the total of all measured time intervals. Each call to Start begins counting at the cumulative elapsed time; each call to Stop ends the current interval measurement and freezes the cumulative elapsed time value. Use the Reset method to clear the cumulative elapsed time in an existing Stopwatch instance.

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. Otherwise, the Stopwatch class uses the system timer to measure elapsed time. Use the Frequency and IsHighResolution fields to determine the precision and resolution of the Stopwatch timing implementation.

The Stopwatch class assists the manipulation of timing-related performance counters within managed code. Specifically, the Frequency field and GetTimestamp method can be used in place of the unmanaged Win32 APIs QueryPerformanceFrequency and QueryPerformanceCounter.

Note:
On a multiprocessor computer, it does not matter which processor the thread runs on. However, because of bugs in the BIOS or the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), you can get different timing results on different processors. To specify processor affinity for a thread, use the ProcessThread..::.ProcessorAffinity method.

Examples

The following example demonstrates a simple use of the Stopwatch class to determine the execution time for an application.

Visual Basic

Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Threading


Class Program

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim stopWatch As New Stopwatch()
        stopWatch.Start()
        Thread.Sleep(10000)
        stopWatch.Stop()
        ' Get the elapsed time as a TimeSpan value.
        Dim ts As TimeSpan = stopWatch.Elapsed

        ' Format and display the TimeSpan value.
        Dim elapsedTime As String = String.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}.{3:00}", ts.Hours, ts.Minutes, ts.Seconds, ts.Milliseconds / 10)
        Console.WriteLine(elapsedTime, "RunTime")

    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Program

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Stopwatch stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
        stopWatch.Start();
        Thread.Sleep(10000);
        stopWatch.Stop();
        // Get the elapsed time as a TimeSpan value.
        TimeSpan ts = stopWatch.Elapsed;

        // Format and display the TimeSpan value.
        string elapsedTime = String.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}.{3:00}",
            ts.Hours, ts.Minutes, ts.Seconds,
            ts.Milliseconds / 10);
        Console.WriteLine(elapsedTime, "RunTime");
    }
}

The following example uses the Stopwatch class to implement stopwatch operations in a Windows Forms application.

Visual Basic

Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D

Public Class formMain
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Dim stopWatch As StopWatch
    Dim captureLap As Boolean

    Public Sub New()

        MyBase.New()
        stopwatch = New StopWatch()
        captureLap = False
        InitializeComponent()

    End Sub

    ' Override dispose method to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    Shared Sub Main()
        Application.Run(New formMain)
    End Sub

    ' Define event handlers for various form events.

    Private Sub buttonStartStop_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles buttonStartStop.Click

        ' When the timer is stopped, this button event starts 
        ' the timer.  When the timer is running, this button 
        ' event stops the timer.
        If stopWatch.IsRunning Then

            ' Stop the timer; show the start and reset buttons.
            stopWatch.Stop()
            buttonStartStop.Text = "Start"
            buttonLapReset.Text = "Reset"
        Else
            ' Start the timer; show the stop and lap buttons.
            stopWatch.Start()
            buttonStartStop.Text = "Stop"
            buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap"
            labelLap.Visible = False
            labelLapPrompt.Visible = False
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub buttonLapReset_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles buttonLapReset.Click

        ' When the timer is stopped, this button event resets
        ' the timer.  When the timer is running, this button  
        ' event captures a lap time.
        If buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap" Then
            If stopWatch.IsRunning Then

                ' Set the object state so that the next
                ' timer tick will display the lap time value.

                captureLap = True
                labelLap.Visible = True
                labelLapPrompt.Visible = True
            End If
        Else
            ' Reset the stopwatch and the displayed timer value.
            labelTime.Text = "00:00:00.00"
            buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap"
            stopWatch.Reset()
            labelLap.Visible = False
            labelLapPrompt.Visible = False
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub timerMain_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles timerMain.Tick

        ' When the timer is running, update the displayed timer 
        ' value for each tick event.

        If stopWatch.IsRunning Then
            ' Get the elapsed time as a TimeSpan value.
            Dim ts As TimeSpan = stopWatch.Elapsed

            ' Format and display the TimeSpan value.
            labelTime.Text = String.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}.{3:00}", _
                ts.Hours, ts.Minutes, ts.Seconds, ts.Milliseconds/10)

            ' If the user has just clicked the "Lap" button,
            ' then capture the current time for the lap time.
            If captureLap Then
                labelLap.Text = labelTime.Text
                captureLap = False
            End If
        End If
    End Sub


    Private Sub labelExit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles labelExit.Click

        ' Close the form when the user clicks the close button.
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub labelTopLeft_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles labelTopLeft.Click

        Me.Location = New Point(0, 0)
    End Sub

    Private Sub labelBottomLeft_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles labelBottomLeft.Click

        Me.Location = New Point(0, Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - Me.Height)
    End Sub

    Private Sub labelTopRight_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles labelTopRight.Click

        Me.Location = New Point(Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - Me.Width, 0)
    End Sub

    Private Sub labelBottomRight_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles labelBottomRight.Click

        Me.Location = New Point(Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - Me.Width, Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - Me.Height)
    End Sub

    Private Sub formMain_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Click

        Me.Location = New Point((Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - Me.Width) / 2, (Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - Me.Height) / 2)
    End Sub

    Private Sub formMain_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        DrawForm()
        Me.Location = New Point((Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - Me.Width) / 2, (Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - Me.Height) / 2)
    End Sub

    Private Sub DrawForm()

        ' Shape the viewer form with rounded edges.
        Dim GraphicsPath As New Drawing2D.GraphicsPath

        GraphicsPath.AddArc(0, 0, 100, 100, 180, 90)
        GraphicsPath.AddArc(100, 0, 100, 100, 270, 90)
        GraphicsPath.AddArc(100, 100, 100, 100, 0, 90)
        GraphicsPath.AddArc(0, 100, 100, 100, 90, 90)

        Me.Region = New Region(GraphicsPath)
    End Sub

    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    Private WithEvents labelExit As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelTime As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents timerMain As System.Windows.Forms.Timer
    Private WithEvents buttonLapReset As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Private WithEvents buttonStartStop As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Private WithEvents labelLapPrompt As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelTimePrompt As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelLap As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelBottomLeft As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelBottomRight As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelTopLeft As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Private WithEvents labelTopRight As System.Windows.Forms.Label

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container
        Me.labelExit = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.labelTime = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.buttonLapReset = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.timerMain = New System.Windows.Forms.Timer(Me.components)
        Me.labelLap = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.buttonStartStop = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.labelLapPrompt = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.labelTimePrompt = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.labelBottomLeft = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.labelBottomRight = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.labelTopLeft = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.labelTopRight = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'labelExit
        '
        Me.labelExit.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D
        Me.labelExit.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aqua
        Me.labelExit.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(160, 16)
        Me.labelExit.Name = "labelExit"
        Me.labelExit.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(20, 20)
        Me.labelExit.TabIndex = 0
        Me.labelExit.Text = "x"
        Me.labelExit.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter
        '
        'labelTime
        '
        Me.labelTime.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 18.0!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.labelTime.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.labelTime.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(-3, 56)
        Me.labelTime.Name = "labelTime"
        Me.labelTime.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(208, 32)
        Me.labelTime.TabIndex = 1
        Me.labelTime.Text = "00:00:00.00"
        '
        'buttonLapReset
        '
        Me.buttonLapReset.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.buttonLapReset.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.buttonLapReset.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(104, 160)
        Me.buttonLapReset.Name = "buttonLapReset"
        Me.buttonLapReset.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(72, 32)
        Me.buttonLapReset.TabIndex = 4
        Me.buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap"
        '
        'timerMain
        '
        Me.timerMain.Enabled = True
        Me.timerMain.Interval = 50
        '
        'labelLap
        '
        Me.labelLap.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.labelLap.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.labelLap.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 120)
        Me.labelLap.Name = "labelLap"
        Me.labelLap.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 32)
        Me.labelLap.TabIndex = 5
        Me.labelLap.Visible = False
        '
        'buttonStartStop
        '
        Me.buttonStartStop.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat
        Me.buttonStartStop.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.buttonStartStop.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.buttonStartStop.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 160)
        Me.buttonStartStop.Name = "buttonStartStop"
        Me.buttonStartStop.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(72, 32)
        Me.buttonStartStop.TabIndex = 2
        Me.buttonStartStop.Text = "Start"
        '
        'labelLapPrompt
        '
        Me.labelLapPrompt.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.labelLapPrompt.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.labelLapPrompt.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 96)
        Me.labelLapPrompt.Name = "labelLapPrompt"
        Me.labelLapPrompt.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 24)
        Me.labelLapPrompt.TabIndex = 6
        Me.labelLapPrompt.Text = "Lap Time"
        Me.labelLapPrompt.Visible = False
        '
        'labelTimePrompt
        '
        Me.labelTimePrompt.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 15.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.labelTimePrompt.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.labelTimePrompt.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 24)
        Me.labelTimePrompt.Name = "labelTimePrompt"
        Me.labelTimePrompt.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(88, 24)
        Me.labelTimePrompt.TabIndex = 7
        Me.labelTimePrompt.Text = "Time"
        '
        'labelBottomLeft
        '
        Me.labelBottomLeft.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelBottomLeft.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelBottomLeft.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 176)
        Me.labelBottomLeft.Name = "labelBottomLeft"
        Me.labelBottomLeft.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(16, 16)
        Me.labelBottomLeft.TabIndex = 8
        '
        'labelBottomRight
        '
        Me.labelBottomRight.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelBottomRight.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelBottomRight.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(184, 176)
        Me.labelBottomRight.Name = "labelBottomRight"
        Me.labelBottomRight.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(16, 16)
        Me.labelBottomRight.TabIndex = 9
        '
        'labelTopLeft
        '
        Me.labelTopLeft.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelTopLeft.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelTopLeft.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 8)
        Me.labelTopLeft.Name = "labelTopLeft"
        Me.labelTopLeft.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(16, 16)
        Me.labelTopLeft.TabIndex = 10
        '
        'labelTopRight
        '
        Me.labelTopRight.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelTopRight.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        Me.labelTopRight.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(184, 8)
        Me.labelTopRight.Name = "labelTopRight"
        Me.labelTopRight.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(16, 16)
        Me.labelTopRight.TabIndex = 11
        '
        'formMain
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(9, 22)
        Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 200)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelTopRight)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelTopLeft)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelBottomRight)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelBottomLeft)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelTimePrompt)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelLapPrompt)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelLap)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.buttonLapReset)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.buttonStartStop)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelTime)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.labelExit)
        Me.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None
        Me.Name = "formMain"
        Me.Text = "StopWatch Sample"
        Me.TopMost = True
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;

namespace StopWatchSample
{    
    public class FormMain : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private Stopwatch stopWatch;
        private Boolean captureLap;

        public FormMain()
        {
            stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
            captureLap = false;

            InitializeComponent();
        }

        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }

        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new FormMain());
        }

        // Define event handlers for various form events.

        private void buttonStartStop_Click(System.Object sender, 
            System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // When the timer is stopped, this button event starts 
            // the timer.  When the timer is running, this button 
            // event stops the timer.
            if (stopWatch.IsRunning)
            {
                // Stop the timer; show the start and reset buttons.
                stopWatch.Stop();
                buttonStartStop.Text = "Start";
                buttonLapReset.Text = "Reset";
            }
            else 
            {
                // Start the timer; show the stop and lap buttons.
                stopWatch.Start();
                buttonStartStop.Text = "Stop";
                buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap";
                labelLap.Visible = false;
                labelLapPrompt.Visible = false;
            }
        }

        private void buttonLapReset_Click(System.Object sender, 
                                     System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // When the timer is stopped, this button event resets
            // the timer.  When the timer is running, this button  
            // event captures a lap time.

            if (buttonLapReset.Text == "Lap")
            {
                if (stopWatch.IsRunning)
                {
                    // Set the object state so that the next
                    // timer tick will display the lap time value.

                    captureLap = true;
                    labelLap.Visible = true;
                    labelLapPrompt.Visible = true;
                }
            }
            else 
            {
                // Reset the stopwatch and the displayed timer value.

                labelLap.Visible = false;
                labelLapPrompt.Visible = false;
                labelTime.Text = "00:00:00.00";
                buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap";
                stopWatch.Reset();
            }        
        }

        private void timerMain_Tick(System.Object sender, 
                                    System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // When the timer is running, update the displayed timer 
            // value for each tick event.

            if (stopWatch.IsRunning)
            {
                // Get the elapsed time as a TimeSpan value.
                TimeSpan ts = stopWatch.Elapsed;

                // Format and display the TimeSpan value.
                labelTime.Text = String.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}.{3:00}", 
                    ts.Hours, ts.Minutes, ts.Seconds, 
                    ts.Milliseconds/10);

                // If the user has just clicked the "Lap" button,
                // then capture the current time for the lap time.

                if (captureLap)
                {
                    labelLap.Text = labelTime.Text;
                    captureLap = false;
                }
            }
        }

        private void labelExit_Click(System.Object sender, 
            System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // Close the form when the user clicks the close button.
            this.Close();
        }

        private void labelTopLeft_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Location = new Point(0, 0);
        }

        private void labelBottomLeft_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Location = new Point(0, Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - this.Height);
        }

        private void labelTopRight_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Location = new Point(Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - this.Width, 0);
        }

        private void labelBottomRight_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Location = new Point(Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - this.Width, 
                                 Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - this.Height);
        }

        private void FormMain_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Location = new Point((Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - this.Width) / 2, 
                                 (Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - this.Height) / 2);
        }

        private void FormMain_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // Shape the viewer form with rounded edges.

            DrawForm();
            this.Location = new Point((Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - this.Width) / 2, 
                                 (Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - this.Height) / 2);

        }

        private void DrawForm()
        {
            // Shape the viewer form with rounded edges.
            GraphicsPath graphicsPath = new GraphicsPath();

            graphicsPath.AddArc(0, 0, 100, 100, 180, 90);
            graphicsPath.AddArc(100, 0, 100, 100, 270, 90);
            graphicsPath.AddArc(100, 100, 100, 100, 0, 90);
            graphicsPath.AddArc(0, 100, 100, 100, 90, 90);

            this.Region = new Region(graphicsPath);
        }

        // Define various form elements.

        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelExit;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelTime;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timerMain;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonLapReset;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonStartStop;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelLapPrompt;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelTimePrompt;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelLap;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelBottomLeft;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelBottomRight;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelTopLeft;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelTopRight;

        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.SuspendLayout();            

            this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
            this.labelExit = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.labelTime = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.buttonLapReset = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.timerMain = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
            this.labelLap = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.buttonStartStop = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.labelLapPrompt = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.labelTimePrompt = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.labelBottomLeft = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.labelBottomRight = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.labelTopLeft = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.labelTopRight = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();

            // labelExit

            this.labelExit.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
            this.labelExit.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aqua;
            this.labelExit.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 16);
            this.labelExit.Name = "labelExit";
            this.labelExit.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
            this.labelExit.TabIndex = 0;
            this.labelExit.Text = "x";
            this.labelExit.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
            this.labelExit.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.labelExit_Click);            

            // labelTime

            this.labelTime.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 18.0F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.labelTime.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            this.labelTime.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(-3, 56);
            this.labelTime.Name = "labelTime";
            this.labelTime.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(208, 32);
            this.labelTime.TabIndex = 1;
            this.labelTime.Text = "00:00:00.00";

            // buttonLapReset

            this.buttonLapReset.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.buttonLapReset.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            this.buttonLapReset.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(104, 160);
            this.buttonLapReset.Name = "buttonLapReset";
            this.buttonLapReset.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 32);
            this.buttonLapReset.TabIndex = 4;
            this.buttonLapReset.Text = "Lap";
            this.buttonLapReset.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonLapReset_Click);            

            // timerMain

            this.timerMain.Enabled = true;
            this.timerMain.Interval = 50;
            this.timerMain.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timerMain_Tick);            

            // labelLap

            this.labelLap.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.labelLap.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            this.labelLap.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 120);
            this.labelLap.Name = "labelLap";
            this.labelLap.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 32);
            this.labelLap.TabIndex = 5;
            this.labelLap.Visible = false;

            // buttonStartStop

            this.buttonStartStop.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
            this.buttonStartStop.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.buttonStartStop.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            this.buttonStartStop.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 160);
            this.buttonStartStop.Name = "buttonStartStop";
            this.buttonStartStop.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 32);
            this.buttonStartStop.TabIndex = 2;
            this.buttonStartStop.Text = "Start";
            this.buttonStartStop.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonStartStop_Click);            

            // labelLapPrompt

            this.labelLapPrompt.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.labelLapPrompt.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            this.labelLapPrompt.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 96);
            this.labelLapPrompt.Name = "labelLapPrompt";
            this.labelLapPrompt.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 24);
            this.labelLapPrompt.TabIndex = 6;
            this.labelLapPrompt.Text = "Lap Time";
            this.labelLapPrompt.Visible = false;

            // labelTimePrompt

            this.labelTimePrompt.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 15.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.labelTimePrompt.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            this.labelTimePrompt.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 24);
            this.labelTimePrompt.Name = "labelTimePrompt";
            this.labelTimePrompt.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 24);
            this.labelTimePrompt.TabIndex = 7;
            this.labelTimePrompt.Text = "Time";

            // labelBottomLeft

            this.labelBottomLeft.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelBottomLeft.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelBottomLeft.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 176);
            this.labelBottomLeft.Name = "labelBottomLeft";
            this.labelBottomLeft.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
            this.labelBottomLeft.TabIndex = 8;
            this.labelBottomLeft.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.labelBottomLeft_Click);            

            // labelBottomRight

            this.labelBottomRight.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelBottomRight.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelBottomRight.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 176);
            this.labelBottomRight.Name = "labelBottomRight";
            this.labelBottomRight.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
            this.labelBottomRight.TabIndex = 9;
            this.labelBottomRight.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.labelBottomRight_Click);            

            // labelTopLeft

            this.labelTopLeft.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelTopLeft.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelTopLeft.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 8);
            this.labelTopLeft.Name = "labelTopLeft";
            this.labelTopLeft.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
            this.labelTopLeft.TabIndex = 10;
            this.labelTopLeft.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.labelTopLeft_Click);            

            // labelTopRight

            this.labelTopRight.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelTopRight.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.labelTopRight.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 8);
            this.labelTopRight.Name = "labelTopRight";
            this.labelTopRight.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
            this.labelTopRight.TabIndex = 11;
            this.labelTopRight.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.labelTopRight_Click);            


            // FormMain

            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(9, 22);
            this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 200);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelTopRight);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelTopLeft);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelBottomRight);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelBottomLeft);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelTimePrompt);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelLapPrompt);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelLap);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonLapReset);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonStartStop);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelTime);
            this.Controls.Add(this.labelExit);
            this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
            this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
            this.Name = "FormMain";
            this.Text = "StopWatch Sample";
            this.TopMost = true;
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.FormMain_Load);            

            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
    }
}

Visual C++

#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Drawing::Drawing2D;

// The following class represents a simple stopwatch form with
// start, stop, reset, and lap time functions.
public ref class FormMain: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
   Stopwatch^ stopWatch;
   Boolean captureLap;

public:
   FormMain()
   {
      stopWatch = gcnew Stopwatch;
      captureLap = false;
      InitializeComponent();
   }


public:
   ~FormMain()
   {
   }

private:
   // Define event handlers for various form events.
   void buttonStartStop_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // When the timer is stopped, this button event starts 
      // the timer.  When the timer is running, this button 
      // event stops the timer.
      if ( stopWatch->IsRunning )
      {
         // Stop the timer; show the start and reset buttons.
         stopWatch->Stop();
         buttonStartStop->Text = "Start";
         buttonLapReset->Text = "Reset";
      }
      else
      {
         // Start the timer; show the stop and lap buttons.
         stopWatch->Start();
         buttonStartStop->Text = "Stop";
         buttonLapReset->Text = "Lap";
         labelLap->Visible = false;
         labelLapPrompt->Visible = false;
      }
   }

   void buttonLapReset_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // When the timer is stopped, this button event resets
      // the timer.  When the timer is running, this button  
      // event captures a lap time.
      if ( buttonLapReset->Text->Equals( "Lap" ) )
      {
         if ( stopWatch->IsRunning )
         {
            // Set set the object state so that the next
            // timer tick will display the lap time value.
            captureLap = true;
            labelLap->Visible = true;
            labelLapPrompt->Visible = true;
         }
      }
      else
      {
         // Reset the stopwatch and the displayed timer value.
         labelLap->Visible = false;
         labelLapPrompt->Visible = false;
         labelTime->Text = "00:00:00.00";
         buttonLapReset->Text = "Lap";
         stopWatch->Reset();
      }
   }

   void timerMain_Tick( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // When the timer is running, update the displayed timer 
      // value for each tick event.
      if ( stopWatch->IsRunning )
      {

         // Get the elapsed time as a TimeSpan value.
         TimeSpan ts = stopWatch->Elapsed;

         // Format and display the TimeSpan value.
         labelTime->Text = String::Format( "{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}.{3:00}", ts.Hours, ts.Minutes, ts.Seconds, ts.Milliseconds / 10 );

         // If the user has just clicked the "Lap" button,
         // then capture the current time for the lap time.
         if ( captureLap )
         {
            labelLap->Text = labelTime->Text;
            captureLap = false;
         }
      }
   }

   void labelExit_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // Close the form when the user clicks the close button.
      this->Close();
   }

   void labelTopLeft_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      this->Location = Point(0,0);
   }

   void labelBottomLeft_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      this->Location = Point(0,Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Height - this->Height);
   }

   void labelTopRight_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      this->Location = Point(Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Width - this->Width,0);
   }

   void labelBottomRight_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      this->Location = Point(Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Width - this->Width,Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Height - this->Height);
   }

   void FormMain_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      this->Location = Point((Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Width - this->Width) / 2,(Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Height - this->Height) / 2);
   }

   void FormMain_Load( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // Shape the viewer form with rounded edges.
      DrawForm();
      this->Location = Point((Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Width - this->Width) / 2,(Screen::PrimaryScreen->WorkingArea.Height - this->Height) / 2);
   }

   void DrawForm()
   {
      // Shape the viewer form with rounded edges.
      GraphicsPath^ graphicsPath = gcnew GraphicsPath;
      graphicsPath->AddArc( 0, 0, 100, 100, 180, 90 );
      graphicsPath->AddArc( 100, 0, 100, 100, 270, 90 );
      graphicsPath->AddArc( 100, 100, 100, 100, 0, 90 );
      graphicsPath->AddArc( 0, 100, 100, 100, 90, 90 );
      this->Region = gcnew System::Drawing::Region( graphicsPath );
   }

   // Define various form elements.
   System::ComponentModel::Container^ components;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelExit;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelTime;
   System::Windows::Forms::Timer^ timerMain;
   System::Windows::Forms::Button^ buttonLapReset;
   System::Windows::Forms::Button^ buttonStartStop;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelLapPrompt;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelTimePrompt;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelLap;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelBottomLeft;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelBottomRight;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelTopLeft;
   System::Windows::Forms::Label ^ labelTopRight;
   void InitializeComponent()
   {
      this->SuspendLayout();
      this->components = gcnew System::ComponentModel::Container;
      this->labelExit = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->labelTime = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->buttonLapReset = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button;
      this->timerMain = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Timer( this->components );
      this->labelLap = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->buttonStartStop = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button;
      this->labelLapPrompt = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->labelTimePrompt = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->labelBottomLeft = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->labelBottomRight = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->labelTopLeft = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;
      this->labelTopRight = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label;

      // labelExit
      this->labelExit->BorderStyle = System::Windows::Forms::BorderStyle::Fixed3D;
      this->labelExit->ForeColor = System::Drawing::Color::Aqua;
      this->labelExit->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 160, 16 );
      this->labelExit->Name = "labelExit";
      this->labelExit->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 20, 20 );
      this->labelExit->TabIndex = 0;
      this->labelExit->Text = "x";
      this->labelExit->TextAlign = System::Drawing::ContentAlignment::BottomCenter;
      this->labelExit->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler( this, &FormMain::labelExit_Click );

      // labelTime
      this->labelTime->Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Comic Sans MS",18.0F,System::Drawing::FontStyle::Bold,System::Drawing::GraphicsUnit::Point );
      this->labelTime->ForeColor = System::Drawing::Color::Yellow;

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