foreach as parallel 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 source, Action 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();
    }
}