Is there a timer class in C# that isn't in the Windows.Forms namespace?

Question

I want to use a timer in my simple .NET application written in C#. The only one I can find is the Windows.Forms.Timer class. I don\'t want to reference this namespace just f

Answer 1

I would recommend the Timer class in the System.Timers namespace. Also of interest, the Timer class in the System.Threading namespace.

using System;
using System.Timers;

public class Timer1
{
    private static Timer aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(10000);

    public static void Main()
    {
        aTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);
        aTimer.Enabled = true;

        Console.WriteLine("Press the Enter key to exit the program.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    // Specify what you want to happen when the Elapsed event is 
    // raised.
    private static void OnTimedEvent(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0}", e.SignalTime);
    }
}

Example from MSDN docs.