Where is the WPF Timer control?
C#WpfTimerC# Problem Overview
Where can I find a control which is like the C# Timer Control in WPF?
C# Solutions
Solution 1 - C#
The usual WPF timer is the DispatcherTimer, which is not a control but used in code. It basically works the same way like the WinForms timer:
System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer dispatcherTimer = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
dispatcherTimer.Tick += dispatcherTimer_Tick;
dispatcherTimer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0,0,1);
dispatcherTimer.Start();
private void dispatcherTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// code goes here
}
More on the DispatcherTimer can be found here
Solution 2 - C#
With Dispatcher you will need to include
using System.Windows.Threading;
Also note that if you right-click DispatcherTimer and click Resolve it should add the appropriate references.
Solution 3 - C#
you can also use
using System.Timers;
using System.Threading;
Solution 4 - C#
The timer has special functions.
- Call an asynchronous timer or synchronous timer.
- Change the time interval
- Ability to cancel and resume
if you use StartAsync () or Start (), the thread does not block the user interface element
namespace UITimer
{
using thread = System.Threading;
public class Timer
{
public event Action<thread::SynchronizationContext> TaskAsyncTick;
public event Action Tick;
public event Action AsyncTick;
public int Interval { get; set; } = 1;
private bool canceled = false;
private bool canceling = false;
public async void Start()
{
while(true)
{
if (!canceled)
{
if (!canceling)
{
await Task.Delay(Interval);
Tick.Invoke();
}
}
else
{
canceled = false;
break;
}
}
}
public void Resume()
{
canceling = false;
}
public void Cancel()
{
canceling = true;
}
public async void StartAsyncTask(thread::SynchronizationContext
context)
{
while (true)
{
if (!canceled)
{
if (!canceling)
{
await Task.Delay(Interval).ConfigureAwait(false);
TaskAsyncTick.Invoke(context);
}
}
else
{
canceled = false;
break;
}
}
}
public void StartAsync()
{
thread::ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem((x) =>
{
while (true)
{
if (!canceled)
{
if (!canceling)
{
thread::Thread.Sleep(Interval);
Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(AsyncTick);
}
}
else
{
canceled = false;
break;
}
}
});
}
public void StartAsync(thread::SynchronizationContext context)
{
thread::ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem((x) =>
{
while(true)
{
if (!canceled)
{
if (!canceling)
{
thread::Thread.Sleep(Interval);
context.Post((xfail) => { AsyncTick.Invoke(); }, null);
}
}
else
{
canceled = false;
break;
}
}
});
}
public void Abort()
{
canceled = true;
}
}
}