SystemEvents.CreateTimer(Int32) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Win32

Assembly:

Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Source:

SystemEvents.cs

Creates a new window timer associated with the system events window.

public:
 static IntPtr CreateTimer(int interval);

public static IntPtr CreateTimer (int interval);

static member CreateTimer : int -> nativeint

Public Shared Function CreateTimer (interval As Integer) As IntPtr

Parameters

interval

Int32

Specifies the interval between timer notifications, in milliseconds.

Returns

IntPtr

nativeint

The ID of the new timer.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The interval is less than or equal to zero.

InvalidOperationException

System event notifications are not supported under the current context. Server processes, for example, might not support global system event notifications.

ExternalException

The attempt to create a system events window thread did not succeed, or the attempt to create the timer did not succeed.