Timer Control

Using System.Windows.Forms.Timer

The following example demonstrates

The use of the System.Windows.Forms.Timer DotNetObject as alternative to the MAXScript rollout Timer control.
The main advantage of the DotNet version is the ability to call MAXScript functions at given intervals without the need for a rollout.

MAXSCRIPT CODE:

theTimer = dotNetObject "System.Windows.Forms.Timer" --create a Timer
fn printTime = (print localTime) --define a MAXScript function to be called by the Timer.
dotnet.addEventHandler theTimer "tick" printTime --add ON TICK event hander to call the function
theTimer.interval = 1000 --set the tick interval to 1 second (1000 milliseconds)
theTimer.start() --start the Timer
--theTimer.stop() --use this method to stop the Timer.

RESULT:

dotNetObject:System.Windows.Forms.Timer
printTime()
OK
1000
undefined
"10/20/2006 1:11:28 PM"
"10/20/2006 1:11:29 PM"
"10/20/2006 1:11:30 PM"
"10/20/2006 1:11:31 PM"
...

DotNet Classes Used:

dotNetObject:System.Windows.Forms.Timer

Last Modified: 2006/10/20