/// <summary>
/// This method starts a RollDie method and captures start/end times
/// </summary>
/// <param name="n"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
TimeData StartRollDie(long n)
{
// create a TimeData object to store start/end times
var result = new TimeData();
AppendText($"Calculating Factorial({n})");
result.StartTime = DateTime.Now;
RollDie(n);
result.EndTime = DateTime.Now;
double minutes = (result.EndTime - result.StartTime).TotalMinutes;
AppendText($"Calculation time = {minutes:F6} minutes\r\n");
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method starts a Factorial method and captures start/end times
/// </summary>
/// <param name="n"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
TimeData StartFactorial(BigInteger n)
{
// create a TimeData object to store start/end times
var result = new TimeData();
AppendText($"Calculating Factorial({n})\r\n");
result.StartTime = DateTime.Now;
BigInteger factorialValue = CalculateFactorial(n);
result.EndTime = DateTime.Now;
AppendText($"Factorial({n}) = {factorialValue}");
double minutes = (result.EndTime - result.StartTime).TotalMinutes;
AppendText($"Calculation time = {minutes:F6} minutes\r\n");
return(result);
}
} // end CalculateFactorial
#endregion
#region Fibonacci
/// <summary>
/// This method starts a Fibonacci method and captures start/end times
/// </summary>
/// <param name="n"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
TimeData StartFibonacci(int n)
{
// create a TimeData object to store start/end times
var result = new TimeData();
AppendText($"Calculating Fibonacci({n})");
result.StartTime = DateTime.Now;
long fibonacciValue = Fibonacci(n);
result.EndTime = DateTime.Now;
AppendText($"Fibonacci({n}) = {fibonacciValue}");
double minutes = (result.EndTime - result.StartTime).TotalMinutes;
AppendText($"Calculation time = {minutes:F6} minutes\r\n");
return(result);
}