Show balloontip inside thread in c#

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My project has a string setting named inHour, and in the main form the user is able to change that string, which is a specific hour and minute formatted this way: hh:mm tt.

Now, let's say I have changed the default hour to 4:50 p.m. When real time reaches that string (by using DateTime.Now.ToString("hh:mm tt") == inHour), a ballontip is shown in the system tray(by using notifyIcon).

So, the comparing time condition is inside a thread that is started at the FormLoad. If time reaches 4:50 p.m. the balloontip shows but it stays visible because the thread has not stopped.

I tried declaring an int set to 0, then set it as i++, so I used a while condition, checking that while int i is not equal to 0 it will check if it is time to show the balloontip but if I set then i to 0 the thread will not continue and if I change the hour to test again it will not work because i is equal to 0 and has not set to infinite again.

So how can I find a way to check for time, show balloontip and start again all the process?

Thanks in advance , CCB

Posted 10-Aug-15 13:15pm

ChrisCreateBoss

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sreeyush sudhakaran · Answer 1 · 2015-08-10T21:08:00

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You can use timed display instead of showing in thread every time:

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var icon = new NotifyIcon();
icon.ShowBalloonTip(1000, "Balloon title", "Balloon text", ToolTipIcon.None)

Posted 10-Aug-15 21:08pm

sreeyush sudhakaran

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ChrisCreateBoss 11-Aug-15 16:53pm

Yes I know that but, I need either a thread or a timer to put that method inside because I need to check for the actual time and if it matches with my setting, the balloon should show.

sreeyush sudhakaran 12-Aug-15 0:15am

I think timer is the best option

ChrisCreateBoss 12-Aug-15 16:25pm

How should I make it work?

sreeyush sudhakaran 13-Aug-15 1:07am

For help you need to share some part of code with explanation

ChrisCreateBoss 13-Aug-15 23:46pm

Same thing you wrote in your answer but inside an if condition saying if (datetime.now.tostring("hh:mm tt") == "4:00 p.m.")... showballoontip();. Just that inside a timer with 1000ms as interval. And sorry about the bad code formatting, but I'm not able now to see visual studio and write exactly the same code. But that is basically what I have written until now.