I always have a project open when i'm on my computer which is there for testing purposes; putting together code as demonstrations or examples for others, testing variation code for performance, ect...
Whether you guys like it or wouldn't use this method, I think it works okay, for basic testing:
I have this bit of code in my main trigger event (maybe a button click half the time):
C#:
#region RunTests From MainMethod()
#if (RunTEST)
Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
#endif
MainMethod();
#if (RunTEST)
MessageBox.Show(sw.ElapsedMilliseconds.ToString());
#endif
#endregion
Now we have our MainMethod() which is where all the real code actually goes:
C#:
private MainMethod()
{
//Some code here
}
Make sure to put this at the ABSOLUTE TOP of your code, there should be NOTHING above these lines in your source:
C#:
#define RunTEST
#undef RunTEST
Now as long as #undef RunTEST reads, we're not actually testing, and no MessageBox shows up with the StopWatch time of how long it takes MainMethod() to execute. But if we comment that out:
C#:
#define RunTEST
//#undef RunTEST
Run it again, and after the call to MainMethod() completes, you'll have your quick little runtime display in a MessageBox :)
Cool stupid simple use of preprocessor keywords in C#.
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