DispatcherTimer
Namespace: XPlat.UI
Provides a timer that is integrated into the Dispatcher queue, which is processed at a specified interval of time and at a specified priority.
public class DispatcherTimer : IDispatcherTimerSupported platforms
Platform
Version
Xamarin.Android
9.0
Xamarin.iOS
1.0
UWP
10.0.16299
NOTE: DispatcherTimer can be accessed from a .NET Standard library, however, it will not run the action on the appropriate platform specific dispatcher. Instead, it will run like a regular System.Threading.Timer.
Constructors
DispatcherTimer() - Windows
DispatcherTimer(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcher) - Windows
Parameters
dispatcher (Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcher)
The Windows CoreDispatcher reference to use the UI thread from to run the tick event.
DispatcherTimer(UIKit.UIViewController) - iOS
Parameters
viewController (UIKit.UIViewController)
The iOS UIViewController reference to use the UI thread from to run the tick event.
DispatcherTimer(Android.App.Activity) - Android
Parameters
activity (Android.App.Activity)
The Android Activity reference to use the UI thread from to run the tick event.
Events
Tick
Occurs when the timer interval has elapsed.
public event EventHandler<object> Tick;Properties
Dispatcher - Windows
Gets or sets the original Windows CoreDispatcher reference object.
public Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcher Dispatcher { get; set; }ViewController - iOS
Gets or sets the original iOS UIViewController reference object.
public UIKit.UIViewController ViewController { get; set; }Activity - Android
Gets or sets the original Android Activity reference object.
public Android.App.Activity Activity { get; set; }Interval
Gets or sets the amount of time between timer ticks.
public TimeSpan Interval { get; set; }IsEnabled
Gets a value indicating whether the timer is running.
public bool IsEnabled { get; }Methods
Start()
Starts the DispatcherTimer.
public void Start();Stop()
Stops the DispatcherTimer.
public void Stop();Related information
References
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