How to trigger a method periodically?

Question

public Data GetData()
{
    ...
    updateCache();
}

public void timer()
{
    //I would like to call GetData() every minute
}

I would like to trigger GetData() every minute and update a cache.

What is the best way to do this in C#?

you can go ahead with timer – Darshan Faldu Dec 10 '15 at 14:33 — Darshan Faldu, Dec 10 '15 at 14:33

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '15 at 14:32

7

Timer is the simplest and easiest way.

answered Dec 10 '15 at 14:32

blas3nik

Or use a background thread for it. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20830346/recurring-background-task – marcel Dec 10 '15 at 14:45
There are at least a million ways of solving this, some are better for some scenarios - I assumed OP wanted to have the simplest and shortest one, and in my opinion that is the Timer. But sure enough using a thread is easy as well. – blas3nik Dec 10 '15 at 14:50

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