ITimer.Change(TimeSpan, TimeSpan) Method
Definition
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Changes the start time and the interval between method invocations for a timer, using TimeSpan values to measure time intervals.
public:
bool Change(TimeSpan dueTime, TimeSpan period);
public bool Change (TimeSpan dueTime, TimeSpan period);
abstract member Change : TimeSpan * TimeSpan -> bool
Public Function Change (dueTime As TimeSpan, period As TimeSpan) As Boolean
Parameters
- dueTime
- TimeSpan
A TimeSpan representing the amount of time to delay before invoking the callback method specified when the ITimer was constructed. Specify InfiniteTimeSpan to prevent the timer from restarting. Specify Zero to restart the timer immediately.
- period
- TimeSpan
The time interval between invocations of the callback method specified when the Timer was constructed. Specify InfiniteTimeSpan to disable periodic signaling.
Returns
true
if the timer was successfully updated; otherwise, false
.
Exceptions
The dueTime
or period
parameter, in milliseconds, is less than -1 or greater than 4294967294.
Remarks
It is the responsibility of the implementer of the ITimer interface to ensure thread safety.