# Miniprofiler.Current method does not return the time

**URL:** <https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359>\
**Category:** .NET\
**Created:** [January 19, 2015, 10:32am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359 "2015-01-19T10:32:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ankita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Ankita](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/Ankita)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 10:32am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/1 "2015-01-19T10:32:06Z")

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I’m trying to get time with this code using MiniProfiler.

var profiler = StackExchange.Profiling.MiniProfiler.Current;

But it returns 0 ms in result. How to get current time in miniprofiler.

This method gives me result with MiniProfiler version 2.1.0.

Right now I am using MiniProfiler version 3.1.1.139.

Any help is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Yaakov\_Ellis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.miniprofiler.com/yaakov_ellis/32/961_2.png) [@Yaakov\_Ellis](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/Yaakov_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/2 "2015-01-19T13:33:07Z")

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If the result says that you are using version 2.1 then you probably aren’t using v3.1.1. Please check your dll versions again and make sure that you are up to date.

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**Author:** ![Ankita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Ankita](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/Ankita)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/3 "2015-01-20T05:08:17Z")

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I did not say that I am using older version. Right now I am using v3.1.1.139

Below line does not give me result. It returns (0 ms) in version 3.1.1.139  
var profiler = StackExchange.Profiling.MiniProfiler.Current;

Is there any way to get current time of miniprofiler? Previously I use above line to get result in v2.1.0

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**Author:** ![Yaakov\_Ellis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.miniprofiler.com/yaakov_ellis/32/961_2.png) [@Yaakov\_Ellis](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/Yaakov_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/4 "2015-01-20T11:33:17Z")

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Sorry, I misread your original post.

Can you include the code that you are using to run actual profiling steps? `StackExchange.Profiling.MiniProfiler.Current` is just a reference to the current mini profiler instance, but it doesn’t actually do anything by itself. That is what `step()` is for. Also, you are starting the MiniProfiler in `App_BeginRequest`, right?

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**Author:** ![Ankita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Ankita](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/Ankita)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/5 "2015-01-21T05:31:31Z")

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Yes, Start() method of miniprofiler is written in App\_BeginRequest. Moreover, I am looking for the same that you have mentioned “Current Mini Profiler Instance”.

Please see this link : [http://demo.nopaccelerate.com/desktops](http://demo.nopaccelerate.com/desktops)  
On top of this page it shows the time in green bar. But this is done using older version of miniprofiler 2.1.0 and using var profiler = StackExchange.Profiling.MiniProfiler.Current;

As I said before, above line does not return actual time with latest version of miniprofiler. It gives me 0 ms. Why so? Can you please explain me?

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**Author:** ![Ankita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Ankita](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/Ankita)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/6 "2015-01-23T10:18:16Z")

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Can anybody help me with this?

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**Author:** ![digitalpacman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@digitalpacman](https://community.miniprofiler.com/u/digitalpacman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/miniprofiler-current-method-does-not-return-the-time/359/7 "2015-03-26T01:37:06Z")

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From what I’ve seen you have to call .Stop() on MiniProfiler.Current in order for DurationMilliseconds to be filled in.