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Max
Max

Reputation: 13338

Updating label with Timer

I have a label that gets filled with two strings, very short after each other, so only the last string will be visible in the .Text property of the label.

I want to have a pause of 1.5 seconds between those strings, example:

string strMessage1 = "ONE";

string strMessage2 = "TWO";

Label.Text = strMessage1;
//Pause of 1.5 seconds
Label.Text = strMessage2;

Now I tried setting up a timer, the following way:

private void FillString()
{
     stringTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
     stringTimer.Interval = 1500;
     stringTimer.Elapsed += new System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(OnStringTimerElapsed);

     Label.Text = strMessage1;
     stringTimer.Start();
}

private void OnStringTimerElapsed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
     Label.Text = strMessage2;
}

But it only shows the first string in the label and doesn't do anything with the second. What should I do?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2779

Answers (1)

Hesham Eraqi
Hesham Eraqi

Reputation: 2542

After assigning the second string value, invalidate the label object.

Label1.Invalidate();

Upvotes: 1

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