How to add a Timeout to Console.ReadLine()?

Question

I have a console app in which I want to give the user x seconds to respond to the prompt. If no input is made after a certain period of time, program logic should

Answer 1

string ReadLine(int timeoutms)
{
    ReadLineDelegate d = Console.ReadLine;
    IAsyncResult result = d.BeginInvoke(null, null);
    result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(timeoutms);//timeout e.g. 15000 for 15 secs
    if (result.IsCompleted)
    {
        string resultstr = d.EndInvoke(result);
        Console.WriteLine("Read: " + resultstr);
        return resultstr;
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Timed out!");
        throw new TimedoutException("Timed Out!");
    }
}

delegate string ReadLineDelegate();