current timer value

Hello,
I want to know if it's possible to see the current value of the timer enable. I want to click on a button and that shows me the time value of the timer.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by jonnycage

Hello,
I want to know if it's possible to see the current value of the timer enable. I want to click on a button and that shows me the time value of the timer.

Thanks

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Hi,

You can try this;

Code:

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TextBox1.Text = Timer1.Interval

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Wkr,

sparrow1

Hi,
sparrow1 that just return to me the value of the interval that i've set.
For example:
timer.interval=3000

That code that you gave me returns 3000 and i want the current value of the timer , for example: current_timer:1565

If you want the number of elapsed ticks, use the tick event;

Code:

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    Dim Inc As Integer = 0
    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
    Handles Timer1.Tick
        Inc += 1
    End Sub

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When the button is clicked, display the value of Inc. The duration will have been Inc*Interval seconds.

If you want real time as in time of day when the timer was accessed then do;

Code:

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Option Strict On
Public Class Form1
    Dim CurrentTime As String
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
    Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim t As New System.Timers.Timer
        t.Interval = 1000
        t.Enabled = True
        t.SynchronizingObject = Me
        AddHandler t.Elapsed, AddressOf TimerState

        Dim ShowTime As New Button
        ShowTime.Text = "Show Time"
        AddHandler ShowTime.Click, AddressOf ShowTimeClick
        Me.Controls.Add(ShowTime)
    End Sub
    Public Sub TimerState(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs)
        CurrentTime = e.SignalTime.ToString
    End Sub
    Private Sub ShowTimeClick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        MessageBox.Show(CurrentTime)
    End Sub
End Class

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There is no such value associated with a Timer. If you want to calculate the time remaining until the next Tick event then it's up to you to have saved the current time on the last Tick and calculate it yourself. The easiest way would be to use a Stopwatch object and reset it each Tick. Note though that there Tick event handlers will not necessarily be executed exactly on the Interval.