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c#multithreadingeventstimer

How to make periodic events in a C# class?

I want to make a class change one of its properties every second. The change is supposed to happen on class-level and not in the main thread, how would I do this?

Solution

  • You should use System.Threading.Timer:

    private System.Threading.Timer timer;

public YourClass()
{
    timer = new System.Threading.Timer(UpdateProperty, null, 1000, 1000);
}

private void UpdateProperty(object state)
{
    lock(this)
    {
        // Update property here.
    }
}

    Remember to lock the instance while reading the property because the UpdateProperty is called in a different thread (a ThreadPool thread)