Executing a function periodically after the function completes its task

Question

I am building a windows store app using C# and xaml. I need to refresh the data after certain interval of time (bring the new data from the server). I used ThreadPoolTimer t

Answer 1

I think an easier way to do this is with async:

private async Task PeriodicallyRefreshDataAsync(TimeSpan period)
{
  while (true)
  {
    n++; 
    Debug.WriteLine("hello" + n);
    await dp.RefreshAsync(); //Function to refresh the data
    bv.Text = "timer thread" + n;
    await Task.Delay(period);
  }
}

TimeSpan period = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15); 
Task refreshTask = PeriodicallyRefreshDataAsync(period);

This solution also provides a Task which can be used to detect errors.