Stopping timer in its callback method

Question

I have a System.Threading.Timer that calls its appropriate event handler (callback) every 10 ms. The method itself is not reentrant and can

Answer 1

You could let the timer continue firing the callback method but wrap your non-reentrant code in a Monitor.TryEnter/Exit. No need to stop/restart the timer in that case; overlapping calls will not acquire the lock and return immediately.

 private void CreatorLoop(object state) 
 {
   if (Monitor.TryEnter(lockObject))
   {
     try
     {
       // Work here
     }
     finally
     {
       Monitor.Exit(lockObject);
     }
   }
 }