Timer Constructors

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Timers

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Initializes a new instance of the Timer class.

Overloads

Timer()	Initializes a new instance of the Timer class, and sets all the properties to their initial values.
Timer(Double)	Initializes a new instance of the Timer class, and sets the Interval property to the specified number of milliseconds.
Timer(TimeSpan)	Initializes a new instance of the Timer class, setting the Interval property to the specified period.

Timer()

Source:: Timer.cs

Source:: Timer.cs

Source:: Timer.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Timer class, and sets all the properties to their initial values.

public:
 Timer();

public Timer ();

Public Sub New ()

Examples

The following example instantiates a Timer object that fires its Timer.Elapsed event every two seconds (2000 milliseconds), sets up an event handler for the event, and starts the timer. The event handler displays the value of the ElapsedEventArgs.SignalTime property each time it is raised.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Timers;

public ref class Example
{
private:
    static System::Timers::Timer^ aTimer;

public:
    static void Demo()
    {
        // Create a timer and set a two second interval.
        aTimer = gcnew System::Timers::Timer();
        aTimer->Interval = 2000;

        // Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer. 
        aTimer->Elapsed += gcnew System::Timers::ElapsedEventHandler(Example::OnTimedEvent);

        // Have the timer fire repeated events (true is the default)
        aTimer->AutoReset = true;

        // Start the timer
        aTimer->Enabled = true;

        Console::WriteLine("Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... ");
        Console::ReadLine();
    }

private:
    static void OnTimedEvent(Object^ source, System::Timers::ElapsedEventArgs^ e)
    {
        Console::WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0}", e->SignalTime);
    }
};

int main()
{
    Example::Demo();
}
// The example displays output like the following: 
//       Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:48:58 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:00 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:02 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:04 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:06 PM

using System;
using System.Timers;

public class Example
{
    private static Timer aTimer;

    public static void Main()
    {
        // Create a timer and set a two second interval.
        aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
        aTimer.Interval = 2000;

        // Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer. 
        aTimer.Elapsed += OnTimedEvent;

        // Have the timer fire repeated events (true is the default)
        aTimer.AutoReset = true;

        // Start the timer
        aTimer.Enabled = true;

        Console.WriteLine("Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... ");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    private static void OnTimedEvent(Object source, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0}", e.SignalTime);
    }
}
// The example displays output like the following: 
//       Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:48:58 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:00 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:02 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:04 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:06 PM

open System.Timers

let onTimedEvent source (e: ElapsedEventArgs) =
    printfn $"The Elapsed event was raised at {e.SignalTime}"

// Create a timer and set a two second interval.
let aTimer = new Timer()
aTimer.Interval <- 2000

// Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer. 
aTimer.Elapsed.AddHandler onTimedEvent

// Have the timer fire repeated events (true is the default)
aTimer.AutoReset <- true

// Start the timer
aTimer.Enabled <- true

printfn "Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... "
stdin.ReadLine() |> ignore

// The example displays output like the following: 
//       Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:48:58 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:00 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:02 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:04 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:06 PM

Imports System.Timers

Public Module Example
    Private aTimer As Timer

    Public Sub Main()
        ' Create a timer and set a two second interval.
        aTimer = New System.Timers.Timer()
        aTimer.Interval = 2000

        ' Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer.  
        AddHandler aTimer.Elapsed, AddressOf OnTimedEvent

        ' Have the timer fire repeated events (true is the default)
        aTimer.AutoReset = True

        ' Start the timer
        aTimer.Enabled = True

        Console.WriteLine("Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... ")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub

    Private Sub OnTimedEvent(source As Object, e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs)
        Console.WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0}", e.SignalTime)
    End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following: 
'       Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... 
'       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:48:58 PM 
'       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:00 PM 
'       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:02 PM 
'       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:04 PM 
'       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:06 PM

Remarks

The following table shows initial property values for an instance of Timer.

Property	Initial value
AutoReset	`true`
Enabled	`false`
Interval	100 milliseconds
SynchronizingObject	A null reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic).

Applies to

Timer(Double)

Source:: Timer.cs

Source:: Timer.cs

Source:: Timer.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Timer class, and sets the Interval property to the specified number of milliseconds.

public:
 Timer(double interval);

public Timer (double interval);

new System.Timers.Timer : double -> System.Timers.Timer

Public Sub New (interval As Double)

Parameters

interval: Double

The time, in milliseconds, between events. The value must be greater than zero and less than or equal to Int32.MaxValue.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The value of the interval parameter is less than or equal to zero, or greater than Int32.MaxValue.

Examples

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Timers;

class Example
{
   static void Main()
   {
      Timer timer = new Timer(1000);
      timer.Elapsed += async ( sender, e ) => await HandleTimer();
      timer.Start();
      Console.Write("Press any key to exit... ");
      Console.ReadKey();
   }

   private static Task HandleTimer()
   {
     Console.WriteLine("\nHandler not implemented..." );
     throw new NotImplementedException();
   }
}
// The example displays output like the following:
//   Press any key to exit...
//   Handler not implemented...
//   
//   Unhandled Exception: System.NotImplementedException: The method or operation is not implemented.
//      at Example.HandleTimer()
//      at Example.<<Main>b__0>d__2.MoveNext()
//   --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
//      at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.<>c__DisplayClass2.<ThrowAsync>b__5(Object state)
//      at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
//      at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
//      at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()
//      at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

open System
open System.Threading.Tasks
open System.Timers

let handleTimer () =
    printfn "\nHandler not implemented..."
    raise (NotImplementedException()): Task

let timer = new Timer 1000
timer.Elapsed.AddHandler(fun sender e -> task { do! handleTimer () } |> ignore)
timer.Start()
printf "Press any key to exit... "
Console.ReadKey() |> ignore

// The example displays output like the following:
//   Press any key to exit...
//   Handler not implemented...
//
//   Unhandled Exception: System.NotImplementedException: The method or operation is not implemented.
//      at Example.HandleTimer()
//      at Example.<<Main>b__0>d__2.MoveNext()
//   --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
//      at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.<>c__DisplayClass2.<ThrowAsync>b__5(Object state)
//      at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
//      at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
//      at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()
//      at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports System.Timers

Public Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim timer As New Timer(1000)  
      AddHandler timer.Elapsed, AddressOf Example.HandleTimer     
      'timer.Elapsed = Async ( sender, e ) => await HandleTimer()
      timer.Start()
      Console.Write("Press any key to exit... ")
      Console.ReadKey()
   End Sub

   Private Async Sub HandleTimer(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
      Await Task.Run(Sub()
                        Console.WriteLine()
                        Console.WriteLine("Handler not implemented..." )
                        Throw New NotImplementedException()
                     End Sub)   
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following:
'   Press any key to exit...
'   Handler not implemented...
'   
'   Unhandled Exception: System.NotImplementedException: The method or operation is not implemented.
'      at Example._Lambda$__1()
'      at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
'   --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
'      at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
'      at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
'      at Example.VB$StateMachine_0_HandleTimer.MoveNext()
'   --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
'      at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.<>c__DisplayClass2.<ThrowAsync>b__5(Object state)
'      at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
'      at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
'      at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()
'      at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

Remarks

This constructor sets the Interval property of the new timer instance, but does not enable the timer.

Applies to

Timer(TimeSpan)

Source:: Timer.cs

Source:: Timer.cs

Source:: Timer.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Timer class, setting the Interval property to the specified period.

public:
 Timer(TimeSpan interval);

public Timer (TimeSpan interval);

new System.Timers.Timer : TimeSpan -> System.Timers.Timer

Public Sub New (interval As TimeSpan)

Parameters

interval: TimeSpan

The time between events. The value in milliseconds must be greater than zero and less than or equal to MaxValue.

Applies to

Timer Constructors

Definition

Overloads

Timer()

Examples

Remarks

See also

Applies to

Timer(Double)

Parameters

Exceptions

Examples

Remarks

See also

Applies to

Timer(TimeSpan)

Parameters

Applies to

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