C# timer stop after some number of ticks automatically

Question

How to stop a timer after some numbers of ticks or after, let\'s say, 3-4 seconds?

So I start a timer and I want after 10 ticks or after 2-3 seconds to stop autom

Answer 1

When initializing your timer set a tag value to 0 (zero).

tmrAutoStop.Tag = 0;

Then, with every tick add one...

tmrAutoStop.Tag = int.Parse(tmrAutoStop.Tag.ToString()) + 1;

and check if it reached your desired number:

if (int.Parse(tmrAutoStop.Tag.ToString()) >= 10)
{
  //do timer cleanup
}

Use this same technique to alternate the timer associated event:

if (int.Parse(tmrAutoStop.Tag.ToString()) % 2 == 0)
{
  //do something...
}
else
{
  //do something else...
}

To check elapsed time (in seconds):

int m = int.Parse(tmrAutoStop.Tag.ToString()) * (1000 / tmrAutoStop.Interval);