Displaying Current Time in label...

[HardD99]

ok i did a search and cant find any C# solution. i know i need to create a timer and put my code under that event but just not sure what to put there. here is what i tried and it didnt work

		private void timer1_Elapsed(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
		{
			lblTime.Text = System.DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
		}

i must be totally missing something, if anyone could help me out i'd be greatly appricative

[Sgt-Peppa]

Did you enable the Timer somewhere? What hapens if you start the app?

[HardD99]

not sure about enabling it, this is the first time i have used a timer... if i run the program i get no errors, it just doesnt do what i want it to

oh i just saw the enabled property, that is set to true if thats what u are referring to.

[Sgt-Peppa]

This works for me:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace ShowTime
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for Form1.
	/// </summary>
	public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timer1;
		private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;

		public Form1()
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if (components != null) 
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
			this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// label1
			// 
			this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 16);
			this.label1.Name = "label1";
			this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.label1.Text = "label1";
			// 
			// timer1
			// 
			this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
			// 
			// Form1
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
			this.Name = "Form1";
			this.Text = "Form1";
			this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		/// <summary>
		/// The main entry point for the application.
		/// </summary>
		[STAThread]
		static void Main() 
		{
			Application.Run(new Form1());
		}

		private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			timer1.Interval = 1000;
			timer1.Enabled = true;
		}

		private void timer1_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			label1.Text = System.DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
		}
	}
}

[jmcilhinney]

You should always read at least the class topic and the member listing topic in the help documentation for any new class before using it. Here's a quote from the help topic for the System.Timers.Timer class:

Note When AutoReset is set to false, the Timer raises the Elapsed event only once, after the first Interval has elapsed. To keep raising the Elapsed event on the Interval, set AutoReset to true.

The default value for the AutoReset property is False.

Having said that, you should probably use a System.Windows.Forms.Timer instead of a System.Timers.Timer. If you're using VS.NET 2003 (please specify in future; just because you don't think it's important doesn't mean it isn't) then the System.Windows.Forms.Timer is on the Windows Forms tab of the Toolbox while the System.Timers.Timer is on the Components tab. Below is a link to an article that compares the three types of Timers.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...T/default.aspx

[HardD99]

Hey guys, i just got back to work and read ur posts. ill check all that info out. thx alot for the time guyz. ill post back with my results.