Delayed function calls

Question

Is there a nice simple method of delaying a function call whilst letting the thread continue executing?

e.g.

public void foo()
{
    // Do stuff!

           


        

Answer 1

private static volatile List _timers = new List();
        private static object lockobj = new object();
        public static void SetTimeout(Action action, int delayInMilliseconds)
        {
            System.Threading.Timer timer = null;
            var cb = new System.Threading.TimerCallback((state) =>
            {
                lock (lockobj)
                    _timers.Remove(timer);
                timer.Dispose();
                action()
            });
            lock (lockobj)
                _timers.Add(timer = new System.Threading.Timer(cb, null, delayInMilliseconds, System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite));
}