What's the easiest way to have a timed callback in .NET?

Question

I want to do something like this in C# (more specifically, WPF):

Thread.Invoke(MyCallback, 1000);

Which will just call MyCallback, 1 time, 1 second from now.

What is the easiest way to do this with .NET? Do I have to setup a Timer and hook an event?

Answer 1

You can use System.Timers.Timer to do this without spawning your own thread. Implement the Elapsed callback to do what you want, setting Enabled true and AutoReset false to achieve a single invocation.

Make sure you Dispose the Timer object once you are done with it!