How to refresh windows form automatically after specific time interval in C#

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i have developed windows form and i want to update that form data without closing that form.means data should be automatically fetched from database.
currently data is updated on form load only.i have to close the form each time to get latest data from database.
it is possible to do this??

What I have tried:

currently data is refreshed on form load only. i want data to be refreshed without form load.

Posted 11-Mar-18 4:31am

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Updated 11-Mar-18 5:09am

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2018-03-11T05:10:00

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The easiest option is to use a System.Windows.Forms.Timer see example here:
Timer Class (System.Windows.Forms)[^]
You can define the Timer in code, or drag one from the Toolbox onto your form.
More information on Timers here: Timers[^]

Posted 11-Mar-18 5:10am

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Maciej Los 11-Mar-18 16:09pm

5ed!