.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 1: Base Class Library and Extended Numerics Library
by Brad Abrams
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A System.Threading.TimerCallback delegate is used to specify the methods associated with a Timer. The methods do not execute in the thread that created the timer; they execute in a separate thread that is automatically allocated by the system. The timer delegate is specified when the timer is constructed, and cannot be changed.
When creating a timer, the application specifies an amount of time to wait before the first invocation of the delegate methods (due time), and an amount of time to wait between subsequent invocations (period). A timer invokes its methods once when its due time elapses, and invokes its methods once per period thereafter. These values may be changed, or the timer disabled using the System.Threading.Timer.Change ...
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