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Brian Sanchez
Brian Sanchez

Reputation: 149

Using System.Threading.Timer shows the wrong time

I am new to threading and do not know anything about how it should be used. I am having trouble with my clock. My clock does not give me correct local time, instead gives me about 10-15 minutes delayed time.

I think there is something wrong or missing with my code:

private void MainWindow_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  new System.Threading.Timer((state) => 
  { 
    if (!label2.IsHandleCreated) 
      return; 
    BeginInvoke((Action)delegate() 
      { label2.Text = "    " + DateTime.Now.ToString("hh:MM:ss") + "  " +
                               DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString(); });
      }, null, 1000, 1000);
  }

I have read that begininvoke should always be paired with endinvoke. But how do I do it?

Edit: I need to know why this code give me delayed time like now its 12:23 here but the program shows 12:03, it always starts at 12:03 when I re-run it. Also sometimes the clock stops. Why?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 345

Answers (1)

Sarin
Sarin

Reputation: 1285

Your format string hh:MM:ss is showing you hours (12 hour clock) : month : seconds. You probably intended hh:mm:ss See Custom Date and Time Format Strings on MSDN for a detailed description.

Upvotes: 1

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