how to call a timer inside aync task code example
Example: csharp async timer
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace ConsoleApp1
{
sealed class Program
{
void run()
{
CancellationTokenSource cancellation = new CancellationTokenSource(
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(8));
Console.WriteLine("Starting action loop.");
RepeatActionEvery(() => Console.WriteLine("Action"),
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), cancellation.Token).Wait();
Console.WriteLine("Finished action loop.");
}
public static async Task RepeatActionEvery(Action action,
TimeSpan interval, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
while (true)
{
action();
Task task = Task.Delay(interval, cancellationToken);
try
{
await task;
}
catch (TaskCanceledException)
{
return;
}
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
new Program().run();
}
}
}