MvcMiniProfiler 1.9 - Step method not being recognized by VS or by the runtime

Question

I just installed MvcMiniprofiler via NuGet in VS 2010.

I am able to start the profiler and its working smoothly. The problem is that i want to wrap a piece of code in the "Step" method. I followed the example and am using the using syntax.

e.g.

using(profiler.Step("A"))
{
    // some code to be profiled
}

The problem is that neither the asp.net compiler nor visual studio is recognizing what the Step method is and at run-time gives me a YSOD saying.

Compiler Error Message: CS1061: 'MvcMiniProfiler.MiniProfiler' does not contain a definition for 'Step' and no extension method 'Step' accepting a first argument of type 'MvcMiniProfiler.MiniProfiler' could be found

Everything else is working fine.

Has the Step method been replaced by something else ??

Answer 1

'.Step is an extension method - it is designed this way so it has close to 0 performance impact when profiling is off.

You will need this at the top of your file.

using StackExchange.Profiling;