how do i use the c# timer

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Hi!

I'm trying to make a dice game in c# (a windows form application). Been trying to find out how to use the timer function but can't work it out.
What it is supposed to do is to start a game where the computer is playing against itself if no choice has been done after 15sec. If anyone could help me with this i would be extremely happy!

Posted 12-Dec-10 1:32am

girlie23

Updated 12-Dec-10 2:40am

Abdul Quader Mamun

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Abdul Quader Mamun 12-Dec-10 8:40am

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girlie23 15-Dec-10 16:39pm

Thank you so much! got it working now!!! only problem is that i can't work out how to turn it off if u click a button in the application. Don't know if it is cause i'm tired or what it is but if someone could help that would be very nice! And again thank u for your answeres used a bit of a mix actually... will post it here when it's done.

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Henry Minute · Answer 1 · 2010-12-12T01:42:00

Solution 1

Here[^] is a simple example using a timer.

As you will see from the comments in the code, a value of 1000 represents 1 second so in your case you would use 15000 (15 secs).

You then put the code you want to execute at that interval in the Tick() event handler.

Posted 12-Dec-10 1:42am

Henry Minute

Abdul Quader Mamun · Answer 2 · 2010-12-12T02:41:00

Thank you for your question. You can follow the bellow code.

C#

public void SetTimer()
{
    System.Timers.Timer aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
    aTimer.Elapsed+=new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);
    aTimer.Interval=10000;
    aTimer.Enabled=true;
}
// Specify what you want to happen when the Elapsed event is raised.
private static void OnTimedEvent(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
            //your code
}

Thanks,
Mamun

Toli Cuturicu · Answer 3 · 2010-12-12T08:33:00

Solution 3

C#

private void WaitForChoice()
{
    Timer1.Interval = 15000;  // milliseconds
    Timer1.Enabled = true;
}

private void Timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Timer1.Enabled = false;
    StartGameDemo();
}

Posted 12-Dec-10 8:33am

Toli Cuturicu