Re: Waiting for a timer event in a console application?
From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 11/23/04
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:56:13 -0000
Kurt <kurbylogic@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Rather then Sleep, wake, check enabled, Sleep, wake, check enabled,
> etc..
> You can use a ManualResetEvent to signal the main thread when you have
> disabled the timer and thread will only need to wake when the event is
> signaled
>
> class Foo
> {
> ManualResetEvent mExitEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
> Timer mTimer = new Timer(1000);
> ...
> void Run()
> {
> ...
> Timer.Start();
> mExitEvent.WaitOne();
> }
> void TimerEvent(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
> {
> ...
> mTimer.Stop();
> mExitEvent.Set();
> }
> }
Alternatively, just use Monitor.Wait and Monitor.Pulse.
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