Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Threading
Public Class TimerExample
<MTAThread> _
Shared Sub Main()
Dim autoEvent As New AutoResetEvent(False)
Dim statusChecker As New StatusChecker(10)
' Create the delegate that invokes methods for the timer.
Dim timerDelegate As TimerCallback = _
AddressOf statusChecker.CheckStatus
' Create a timer that signals the delegate to invoke
' CheckStatus after one second, and every 1/4 second
' thereafter.
Console.WriteLine("{0} Creating timer." & vbCrLf, _
DateTime.Now.ToString("h:mm:ss.fff"))
Dim stateTimer As Timer = _
New Timer(timerDelegate, autoEvent, 1000, 250)
' When autoEvent signals, change the period to every
' 1/2 second.
autoEvent.WaitOne(5000, False)
stateTimer.Change(0, 500)
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Changing period." & vbCrLf)
' When autoEvent signals the second time, dispose of
' the timer.
autoEvent.WaitOne(5000, False)
stateTimer.Dispose()
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Destroying timer.")
End Sub
End Class
Public Class StatusChecker
Dim invokeCount, maxCount As Integer
Sub New(count As Integer)
invokeCount = 0
maxCount = count
End Sub
' This method is called by the timer delegate.
Sub CheckStatus(stateInfo As Object)
Dim autoEvent As AutoResetEvent = _
DirectCast(stateInfo, AutoResetEvent)
invokeCount += 1
Console.WriteLine("{0} Checking status {1,2}.", _
DateTime.Now.ToString("h:mm:ss.fff"), _
invokeCount.ToString())
If invokeCount = maxCount Then
' Reset the counter and signal to stop the timer.
invokeCount = 0
autoEvent.Set()
End If
End Sub
End Class