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    Question Timer interval

    Im new to C#, i went from VB to C#, so this is completly new for me.

    I want the timer1.interval to be the value of a textbox.

    Something like this i guess

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    timer1.Interval = (textBox2.value);
    But it dosent work..
    Can anybody help me? =)
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    Re: Timer interval

    To get the value of a textbox it is no different from VB to C#. textBox2.Text
    And the Timer.Interval property receives an Integer value so you should also cast it:

    timer1.Interval = (int)textBox2.Text;
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    Re: Timer interval

    It dosent work?
    Last edited by Eldrup; Jun 20th, 2009 at 11:18 AM.
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    Re: Timer interval

    Code:
    timer1.Interval = Convert.ToInt32(textBox2.Text);

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    Re: Timer interval

    Thank you!
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    Re: Timer interval

    Remember when using Timer Intervals:

    500 = half a second
    1000 = 1 second
    2000 = 2 seconds

    etc...

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    Re: Timer interval

    You should be using Parse, or better yet TryParse for conversion of strings to integers.

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