Using the <i class="emphasis">Timer</i> Class

Using the Timer Class

As discussed in the In Depth section of this chapter, timers are components that cause periodic Tick events that you can use to execute code at specific intervals. Here is the class hierarchy of this component:

Object
   MarshalByRefObject
      Component
         Timer

You can find the more notable public properties of the Timer class in Table 8.21, the more notable methods in Table 8.22, and the more notable events in Table 8.23.

Table 8.21: Noteworthy public properties of *Timer* objects.
Property	Means
Enabled	Gets/sets whether the timer is running.
Interval	Gets/sets the time (in milliseconds) between timer ticks.

Table 8.22: Noteworthy public methods of Timer objects.
Method	Means
Start	Starts the timer.
Stop	Stops the timer.

Table 8.23: Noteworthy public events of Timer objects.
Event	Means
Tick	Occurs when the timer interval has elapsed (and the timer is enabled).