How do I add a timer in Xamarin?

Question

So I need to have a timer to count down from 60 seconds. I am new to Xamarin and have no idea what it accepts. It will be used in Android.

Any suggestions on how to start?

Can you use System.Timers.Timer?

Answer 1

You can use the System.Threading.Timer class, which is documented in the Xamarin docs: https://developer.xamarin.com/api/type/System.Threading.Timer/

Alternatively, for Xamarin.Forms, you have access to a cross-platform Timer via the Device class:

Device.StartTimer(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), () =>
{
    // called every 1 second
    // do stuff here

    return true; // return true to repeat counting, false to stop timer
});