increamenting a for loop using seconds

[cgtalk]

hi
how can i increment the for loop with a second seed
for example

for( ; timer<10 seconds ; timer+=2 seconds )
{

}

i need to check for something but after s2 seconds between each check

i hope you understood me

[jhammer]

Try to use a Timer. I prefer System.Timers.Timer.

Timer t = new Timer(2000);
t.Elapsed += new EventHandler(timer_Elapsed)
t.Start()


(...)

private void timer_Elapsed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
      //do whatever you want
}

[cgtalk]

thanx

i haven't test it yet(i'm not at home)
but i have 2 for loops that will be inside each other , so i don't know if the above code will work will

for ( step using seconds)
{
if(...){}
else
{
for(step using seconds)
if(..){}
else
{
....
}
}
}

[jhammer]

Now that's a bunch of spagetti code.
Probably you can redesign that method to look better (perhaps not...)

You can use timers in your case. It's just a matter of having states (maybe you need a state machine?)