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Multithreading with C# Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Evgenii Agafonov
Book Image

Multithreading with C# Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Evgenii Agafonov

Overview of this book

Multi-core processors are synonymous with computing speed and power in today’s world, which is why multithreading has become a key concern for C# developers. Multithreaded code helps you create effective, scalable, and responsive applications. This is an easy-to-follow guide that will show you difficult programming problems in context. You will learn how to solve them with practical, hands-on, recipes. With these recipes, you’ll be able to start creating your own scalable and reliable multithreaded applications. Starting from learning what a thread is, we guide you through the basics and then move on to more advanced concepts such as task parallel libraries, C# asynchronous functions, and much more. Rewritten to the latest C# specification, C# 6, and updated with new and modern recipes to help you make the most of the hardware you have available, this book will help you push the boundaries of what you thought possible in C#.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Multithreading with C# Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using a timer in a Universal Windows Platform application


This recipe shows you how to use a simple timer in Universal Windows Platform applications.

Getting ready

To go through this recipe, you will need Visual Studio 2015 and the Windows 10 operating system. No other prerequisites are required. The source code for this recipe can be found at BookSamples\Chapter11\Recipe1.

How to do it...

To understand how to use a timer in a Windows Store application, perform the following steps:

  1. Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# Blank App (Universal Windows) project in the Windows\Universal folder.

  2. If you are asked to enable developer mode for Windows 10, you have to enable it in the control panel.

  3. Then, confirm that you are sure you want to turn on developer mode.

  4. In the MainPage.xaml file, add the Name attribute to the Grid element:

    <Grid Name="Grid" Background="{StaticResource  ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
  5. In the MainPage.xaml.cs file, add the following using directives:

    using System;...