No overload for 'method' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler'

Question

I am trying to build a program that, once the button was click, every 5 second will perform the function (OnTimed).

Below is the code so far:

private void bntCapture_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{ 
    DispatcherTimer t1 = new DispatcherTimer();
    t1.Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(5000);
    t1.IsEnabled = true;
    t1.Tick += new EventHandler(OnTimed);
    t1.Start();
}

void OnTimed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{

    imgCapture.Source = imgVideo.Source;
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
    Helper.SaveImageCapture((BitmapSource)imgCapture.Source);
}

When i run the code, it show the error:

"No overload for 'method' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler'

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '11 at 15:29

The signature of the event-handler method isn't compatible with the delegate type.

Subsribers to the DispatcherTimer.Tick event must be of the EventHandler delegate type, which is declared as:

public delegate void EventHandler(object sender, EventArgs e);

Try this instead:

void OnTimed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   ...
}

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 16 '15 at 21:21

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If you using Windows phone 8.1 then you need the following

private void OnTimed(object sender, object e) {
      // You Code Here
 }

answered Feb 16 '15 at 21:21

Otto Kanellis

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 09:15

I know it might be a little bit late, but i just wanted to throw in a bit more for anyone with this problem:

timer.Tick += new EventHandler(Method);

public void Method(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Do Something
}

solves the Problem.

It can also be written like this: timer.Tick += Method;

timer.Tick += Method;

public void Method(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Do Something
}

Hope it helps!

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 09 '11 at 15:30

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Method OnTimed has to declared like this:

 private void OnTimed(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
     // Do something
 }

answered Nov 09 '11 at 15:30

Fischermaen

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 11 '17 at 10:56

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In my case I was using a custom winforms control for digitalPersona fingerprint recognition.

When I tried to overload the 'OnComplete' method it would come up with 'No overload...'

private void FingerprintVerificationControl_OnComplete(object control, DPFP.FeatureSet featureSet, DPFP.Gui.EventHandlerStatus eventHandlerStatus)

This is what it looked like.

I looked into the assembly and I noticed that third parameter had the 'ref' keyword attached to it. I added it in my code and it worked:

private void FingerprintVerificationControl_OnComplete(object control, DPFP.FeatureSet featureSet, ref DPFP.Gui.EventHandlerStatus eventHandlerStatus)

answered Oct 11 '17 at 10:56

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Unfortunatly, this has nothing to do with the original question (which has already been sufficiently answered). – Oct 11 '17 at 11:21
Ye but I googled the title of this post and I found the answer being a different one than the one selected here. Can it be that hard for someone else to encounter the same problem like I did? I didn't post it for rep or w/e - I want to help others, that's the whole point for this site.. – Cristian G Oct 12 '17 at 19:33
The correct course of action would be to create your own question fitting your problem, complete with the right tags (Windows Forms, etc. ..) and answer it yourself. – Oct 12 '17 at 19:41

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 09 '11 at 15:31

Dispatcher.Tick is simple EventHandler:

public event EventHandler Tick;

So EventHandler parameters should be:

void OnTimed(object sender, EventArgs e)

Not the

void OnTimed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)

Looks like you a bit overlooked around the System.Timers.Timer.Elapsed event which is:

public event ElapsedEventHandler Elapsed

public delegate void ElapsedEventHandler(
    Object sender,
    ElapsedEventArgs e
)

No overload for 'method' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler'

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