Constructor: PeriodicTask(action, periodMilliseconds, excutingNode)

A PeriodicTask task runs code at regular time intervals.

PeriodicTask(Action action, int periodMilliseconds, IUANode executingNode);

Arguments

action (Action): The method or lambda expression to run.
periodMilliseconds (int): The time between the method or lambda expression runs.
executingNode (IUANode): The node in which the code runs.

Example

The myPeriodicTask task runs the IncrementVariable() method every second (1000 milliseconds). The method increments the value of the variable1 variable by one unit each time it runs.

public override void Start()
{
    myPeriodicTask = new PeriodicTask(IncrementVariable, 1000, LogicObject);
    myPeriodicTask.Start();
}

public override void Stop()
{
    myPeriodicTask.Dispose();
}

private void IncrementVariable()
{
    variable1.Value = variable1.Value + 1;
}

private PeriodicTask myPeriodicTask;

Tip: In this example, the IncrementVariable() method has no PeriodicTask argument because the simplicity of its code does not require the task to be canceled.