// Use this code inside a project created with the Visual C# > Windows Desktop > Console Application template. 
// Replace the code in Program.cs with this code. 

using System;

// To avoid confusion with other Timer classes, this sample always uses the fully-qualified
// name of System.Timers.Timer instead of a using statement for System.Timers.

public class Example
{
    private static System.Timers.Timer aTimer;

    public static void Main()
    {
        // Normally, the timer is declared at the class level, so that it stays in scope as long as it
        // is needed. If the timer is declared in a long-running method, KeepAlive must be used to prevent
        // the JIT compiler from allowing aggressive garbage collection to occur before the method ends.
        // You can experiment with this by commenting out the class-level declaration and uncommenting 
        // the declaration below; then uncomment the GC.KeepAlive(aTimer) at the end of the method.        
        //System.Timers.Timer aTimer;

        // Create a timer and set a two second interval.
        aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
        aTimer.Interval = 2000;

        // Alternate method: create a Timer with an interval argument to the constructor.
        //aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(2000);

        // Create a timer with a two second interval.
        aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(2000);

        // Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer. 
        aTimer.Elapsed += OnTimedEvent;

        // Have the timer fire repeated events (true is the default)
        aTimer.AutoReset = true;

        // Start the timer
        aTimer.Enabled = true;

        Console.WriteLine("Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... ");
        Console.ReadLine();

        // If the timer is declared in a long-running method, use KeepAlive to prevent garbage collection
        // from occurring before the method ends. 
        //GC.KeepAlive(aTimer) 
    }

    private static void OnTimedEvent(Object source, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0}", e.SignalTime);
    }
}

// This example displays output like the following: 
//       Press the Enter key to exit the program at any time... 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:48:58 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:00 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:02 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:04 PM 
//       The Elapsed event was raised at 5/20/2015 8:49:06 PM