Timer Constructor (Double)

// From command line, compile with /r:System.dll 
using System;
using System.Timers;

public class Timer2
{
    private static System.Timers.Timer aTimer;

    public static void Main()
    {
        // Normally, the timer is declared at the class level, 
        // so that it stays in scope as long as it is needed. 
        // If the timer is declared in a long-running method,   
        // KeepAlive must be used to prevent the JIT compiler  
        // from allowing aggressive garbage collection to occur  
        // before the method ends. (See end of method.) 
        //System.Timers.Timer aTimer; 

        // Create a timer with a ten second interval.
        aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(10000);

        // Hook up the event handler for the Elapsed event.
        aTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);

        // Only raise the event the first time Interval elapses.
        aTimer.AutoReset = false;
        aTimer.Enabled = true;

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

        // If the timer is declared in a long-running method, use 
        // KeepAlive to prevent garbage collection from occurring 
        // before the method ends. 
        //GC.KeepAlive(aTimer);
    }

    // Specify what you want to happen when the Elapsed event is  
    // raised. 
    private static void OnTimedEvent(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
    }
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

Press the Enter key to exit the program.
Hello World!
 */