How can I convert this foreach code to Parallel.ForEach?

Foreach loop:

Iterations takes place sequentially, one by one

foreach loop is run from a single Thread.

foreach loop is defined in every framework of .NET

Execution of slow processes can be slower, as they’re run serially

Process 2 can’t start until 1 is done. Process 3 can’t start until 2 & 1 are done…

Execution of quick processes can be faster, as there is no threading overhead

Parallel.ForEach:

Execution takes place in parallel way.

Parallel.ForEach uses multiple Threads.

Parallel.ForEach is defined in .Net 4.0 and above frameworks.

Execution of slow processes can be faster, as they can be run in parallel

Processes 1, 2, & 3 may run concurrently (see reused threads in example, below)

Execution of quick processes can be slower, because of additional threading overhead

The following example clearly demonstrates the difference between traditional foreach loop and

Parallel.ForEach() Example

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace ParallelForEachExample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            string[] colors = {
                                  "1. Red",
                                  "2. Green",
                                  "3. Blue",
                                  "4. Yellow",
                                  "5. White",
                                  "6. Black",
                                  "7. Violet",
                                  "8. Brown",
                                  "9. Orange",
                                  "10. Pink"
                              };
            Console.WriteLine("Traditional foreach loop\n");
            //start the stopwatch for "for" loop
            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
            foreach (string color in colors)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}, Thread Id= {1}", color, Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
                Thread.Sleep(10);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("foreach loop execution time = {0} seconds\n", sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds);
            Console.WriteLine("Using Parallel.ForEach");
            //start the stopwatch for "Parallel.ForEach"
             sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
            Parallel.ForEach(colors, color =>
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}, Thread Id= {1}", color, Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
                Thread.Sleep(10);
            }
            );
            Console.WriteLine("Parallel.ForEach() execution time = {0} seconds", sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds);
            Console.Read();
        }
    }
}

Output

Traditional foreach loop
1. Red, Thread Id= 10
2. Green, Thread Id= 10
3. Blue, Thread Id= 10
4. Yellow, Thread Id= 10
5. White, Thread Id= 10
6. Black, Thread Id= 10
7. Violet, Thread Id= 10
8. Brown, Thread Id= 10
9. Orange, Thread Id= 10
10. Pink, Thread Id= 10
foreach loop execution time = 0.1054376 seconds

Using Parallel.ForEach example

1. Red, Thread Id= 10
3. Blue, Thread Id= 11
4. Yellow, Thread Id= 11
2. Green, Thread Id= 10
5. White, Thread Id= 12
7. Violet, Thread Id= 14
9. Orange, Thread Id= 13
6. Black, Thread Id= 11
8. Brown, Thread Id= 10
10. Pink, Thread Id= 12
Parallel.ForEach() execution time = 0.055976 seconds

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