| DispatcherTimer Class |
Provides a timer that is integrated into the Dispatcher queue, which is processed
at a specified interval of time and at a specified priority. One scenario
for this is to run code on the UI thread.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Windows.UI.Xaml
Assembly: CSharpXamlForHtml5 (in CSharpXamlForHtml5.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0
SyntaxC#
public class DispatcherTimer
The DispatcherTimer type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
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 | DispatcherTimer |
Initializes a new instance of the DispatcherTimer class.
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Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| OnTick |
Raises the Tick event.
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| Start |
Starts the DispatcherTimer.
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| Stop |
Stops the DispatcherTimer.
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| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Interval |
Gets or sets the amount of time between timer ticks.
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| IsEnabled |
Gets a value that indicates whether the timer is running.
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Events
Examples
Here is how you can create and use a DispatcherTimer:
When you want to stop the DispatcherTimer, you can use the following code:
C#
DispatcherTimer _dispatcherTimer;
C#
//We create a new instance of DispatcherTimer: _dispatcherTimer = new Dispatchertimer(); //we set the time between each tick of the DispatcherTimer to 100 milliseconds: timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 100); _dispatcherTimer.Tick += DispatcherTimer_Tick; _dispatcherTimer.Start();
C#
void DispatcherTimer_Tick(object sender, object e) { //Some code to execute at each Tick of the DispatcherTimer. }
C#
_dispatcherTimer.Stop();
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