how to use parallel foreach loop in c# code example
Example: foreach as parallel c#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Drawing;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
// A simple source for demonstration purposes. Modify this path as necessary.
string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures", "*.jpg");
string newDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Modified";
Directory.CreateDirectory(newDir);
// Method signature: Parallel.ForEach(IEnumerable<TSource> source, Action<TSource> body)
Parallel.ForEach(files, (currentFile) =>
{
// The more computational work you do here, the greater
// the speedup compared to a sequential foreach loop.
string filename = Path.GetFileName(currentFile);
var bitmap = new Bitmap(currentFile);
bitmap.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipNone);
bitmap.Save(Path.Combine(newDir, filename));
// Peek behind the scenes to see how work is parallelized.
// But be aware: Thread contention for the Console slows down parallel loops!!!
Console.WriteLine($"Processing {filename} on thread {Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId}");
//close lambda expression and method invocation
});
// Keep the console window open in debug mode.
Console.WriteLine("Processing complete. Press any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}