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win application form displays the current time

 
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hudacskoa
post 5 Aug, 2008 - 06:05 PM
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hi,

i'd like to display the actual time on my c# form.
i can read now just the system time during an event handling eg pushing a refresh button.
it's not very user friendly:|

which other method can i use to display a continuously ticking time on my form?

thanks

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i'd like to display the actual time on my c# form.

Then why are we posting this in C/C++?

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Try using a Timer control while updating labels that will display the numbers.

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here is a tutorial on times and threading
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic45904.htm
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here is a tutorial on times and threading
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic45904.htm


I am going to tell you the truth. That is alot of code just to update a Form with the current date/time. I am counting about 35 lines of code in that tutorial.

for me, I seem to normally choose the much simpler way of doing this.

1. put a Timer on the form. it's in the Toolbox
2. open the Properties Window, Enable the Timer(disabled by default) and set it's Interval to 1000ms.
3. double-click on the Timer to create the Tick Event
4. in the Tick Event, put in the following code

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label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString();


4 total lines of code.
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I am going to tell you the truth. That is alot of code just to update a Form with the current date/time. I am counting about 35 lines of code in that tutorial.

for me, I seem to normally choose the much simpler way of doing this.

1. put a Timer on the form. it's in the Toolbox
2. open the Properties Window, Enable the Timer(disabled by default) and set it's Interval to 1000ms.
3. double-click on the Timer to create the Tick Event
4. in the Tick Event, put in the following code

csharp

label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString();


4 total lines of code.


That tutorial is more that just a simple timer it also has threading in it and it is a good start for someone just learning, so go criticize else where.
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Try using a Timer control while updating labels that will display the numbers.

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with the System.Windows.Forms.Timer control it works fine.

thank you very much
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