How to limit the execution time of a function in c sharp?

Question

I\'ve got a problem. I\'m writing a benchmark and I have a function than is either done in 2 seconds or after ~5 minutes(depending on the input data). And I would like to st

Answer 1

Use an OS callbacks with a hi performance counter, then kill your thread, if exists

Answer 2

private static int LongRunningMethod()
{
    var r = new Random();

    var randomNumber = r.Next(1, 10);

    var delayInMilliseconds = randomNumber * 1000;

    Task.Delay(delayInMilliseconds).Wait();

    return randomNumber;
}

And

var task = Task.Run(() =>
{
    return LongRunningMethod();
});

bool isCompletedSuccessfully = task.Wait(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(3000));

if (isCompletedSuccessfully)
{
    return task.Result;
}
else
{
    throw new TimeoutException("The function has taken longer than the maximum time allowed.");
}

it work for me! Source: https://jeremylindsayni.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/how-to-set-a-maximum-time-to-allow-a-c-function-to-run-for/