Timer elapsed event not fired

Question

Hi all

I just want to call a function repeatedly with a time interval. However, the elapsed event is not fired. Can anyone of you comment on that, what sould be tje reason.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Timers;

namespace TimerDemo
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Timer m_Timer;
            m_Timer = new Timer(6000);

            m_Timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerElapsed);
            m_Timer.Enabled = true;
            
        }

        static void TimerElapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
        {
            new Program().PrintMsg();
        }

        void PrintMsg()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("kick");
        }
    }
}

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You forgot to call the timer .start

 m_Timer.Start();

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Surender Singh Bhadauria

My Blog

 

Answer 2

Hi,

your timer should have a greater scope I think:

 class Program
    {
        Timer m_Timer;
        m_Timer = new Timer(6000);

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            m_Timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerElapsed);
            m_Timer.Enabled = true;
            
        }
... }

also,

i think, if there's no form, your program will end before the first elapsed event occurs, because there's nothing to keep it running.

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Regards, Nico

Answer 3

The problem is your console application is getting closed before the timer event happening.

Use the following code to see the message.

            Timer m_Timer;
            m_Timer = new Timer(6000);

            m_Timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerElapsed);
            m_Timer.Enabled = true;

            Console.ReadKey();

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Resolving n Evolving in C# (http://jeanpaulva.com)

Answer 4

You forgot to call the timer .start

 m_Timer.Start();

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Surender Singh Bhadauria

My Blog

 

I don't think mate. Because, as the documentation explain both Start() and Enable() does the same.

Answer 5

The problem is your console application is getting closed before the timer event happening.

Use the following code to see the message.

            Timer m_Timer;
            m_Timer = new Timer(6000);

            m_Timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerElapsed);
            m_Timer.Enabled = true;

            Console.ReadKey();

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Resolving n Evolving in C# (http://jeanpaulva.com)

Oh yes, this is what exactly happens. Thanks a lot.

Answer 6

Hi,

your timer should have a greater scope I think:

 class Program
    {
        Timer m_Timer;
        m_Timer = new Timer(6000);

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            m_Timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerElapsed);
            m_Timer.Enabled = true;
            
        }
... }

also,

i think, if there's no form, your program will end before the first elapsed event occurs, because there's nothing to keep it running.

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Regards, Nico

However, Timer object cannot initialize at that scope right?

Answer 7

As Jean Paul said, your program immediately closes, so you don't get any output. Add Console.ReadKey or Console.ReadLine statement at the end, so that you main program doesn't terminate. Also, I hope you are waiting 6 seconds to get the output :)

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