System.Threading.Timer vs System.Timers.Timer

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework

13 Jan 2006 3:42 PM

I have created C# windows service to Peek Message Queues in periodic
intervals and update the database. In the above scenario which Timer
class suitable??

thanks in advance
--RK

13 Jan 2006 3:57 PM

Naveen

The System.Threading.Timer is lightweight timer where as the
System.Timers.Timer is server timer. The Timers.Timer can scale better
because they have built for it. My suggestion is if your application is
a server then you should probably use the System.Timers.Timer.

13 Jan 2006 4:01 PM

Tim Wilson

The MSDN article at the link below might help give you a better idea of what
each Timer is all about.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/02/TimersinNET/

--
Tim Wilson
..NET Compact Framework MVP

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"RK" <r_adhakris***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have created C# windows service to Peek Message Queues in periodic
> intervals and update the database. In the above scenario which Timer
> class suitable??
>
> thanks in advance
> --RK
>