How to add time or loading time to console.

[orav123]

Hey made a simple console.writeline code i added like 5 of them but is there any way to but them in lag or something if i start it everything comes up in the console in one second and console dissapears whitout msgbox is there any way that there is like console.writeline Then it loads forl ike 5 seconds and then comes up the next one and acctually stays there like the console.

 

[JohnH]

Thread.Sleep Method (Int32) (System.Threading)

 

[orav123]

Thank you !

 

[AceInfinity]

Actually, Thread.Sleep() wouldn't be a very good solution here. That method is not intended to be used as a delay or a way of measuring when the next piece of code should fire. It's an easy solution, but not exactly a proper one.

 

[JohnH]

Actually, Thread.Sleep() wouldn't be a very good solution here. That method is not intended to be used as a delay or a way of measuring when the next piece of code should fire. It's an easy solution, but not exactly a proper one.

What do you suggest? Keep in mind this is a Console Application.

 

[AceInfinity]

Use the System.Threading.Timer class: Timer Class (System.Threading)

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[JohnH]

Use the System.Threading.Timer class: Timer Class (System.Threading)

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I disagree with you on that. In pseudo code this is what should happen:

console.writeline
wait one second
console.writeline
wait one second
exit

If you wanted to avoid Thread.Sleep it would make whole lot more sense to use a ManualResetEvent and call WaitOne(1000) instead of Sleep(1000).

 

[AceInfinity]

I disagree with you on that. In pseudo code this is what should happen:

If you wanted to avoid Thread.Sleep it would make whole lot more sense to use a ManualResetEvent and call WaitOne(1000) instead of Sleep(1000).

console.writeline
wait one second
console.writeline
wait one second
exit

That is the problem. "wait one second" -- You can't guarantee that Thread.Sleep(1000) will wait one second. Read this: Thread.Sleep is a sign of a poorly designed program. - Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog

If you want it would be okay to use the ManualResetEvent class however.

Regards,
Ace

 

[Solitaire]

The simplest thing to do is add
Console.ReadLine()
at the end of your program, and between each of the lines you want to display. It's a pause that will wait for the user to press the Enter key before continuing with the next line.

 

[Solitaire]

WaitOne()?

JohnH: How would you use the ManualResetEvent with WaitOne in a Console application? I tried this but it doesn't work:

Imports System.Threading.ManualResetEvent
Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine("One")
        WaitOne(1000)
        Console.WriteLine("Two")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub

End Module

 

[JohnH]

JohnH: How would you use the ManualResetEvent with WaitOne in a Console application? I tried this but it doesn't work:

You must be having a real off-day... ManualResetEvent is a class and WaitOne is an instance method, so you create an instance using New keyword and call its method.

        Dim m As New Threading.ManualResetEvent(False)
        Console.WriteLine("one")
        m.WaitOne(1000)

 

[Solitaire]

Thank you. I worked it out right after posting, very similar to what you did.