Timer won't tick

Question

I have a Windows.Forms.Timer in my code, that I am executing 3 times. However, the timer isn\'t calling the tick function at all.

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Answer 1

If the method Loopy() is called in a thread that is not the main UI thread, then the timer won't tick. If you want to call this method from anywhere in the code then you need to check the InvokeRequired property. So your code should look like (assuming that the code is in a form):

        private void Loopy(int times)
        {
            if (this.InvokeRequired)
            {
                this.Invoke((MethodInvoker)delegate
                {
                    Loopy(times);
                });
            }
            else
            {
                count = times;
                timer = new Timer();
                timer.Interval = 1000;
                timer.Tick += new EventHandler(timer_Tick);
                timer.Start();
            }
        }