Timer.Interval
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
class DigitalClock: Form
{
public static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new DigitalClock());
}
public DigitalClock()
{
ResizeRedraw = true;
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.Tick += new EventHandler(TimerOnTick);
timer.Interval = 1000;
timer.Start();
}
private void TimerOnTick(object obj, EventArgs ea)
{
Invalidate();
}
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
{
Graphics grfx = pea.Graphics;
DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
string strTime = dt.ToString("d") + "\n" + dt.ToString("T");
SizeF sizef = grfx.MeasureString(strTime, Font);
float fScale = Math.Min(ClientSize.Width / sizef.Width,
ClientSize.Height / sizef.Height);
Font font = new Font(Font.FontFamily,
fScale * Font.SizeInPoints);
StringFormat strfmt = new StringFormat();
strfmt.Alignment = strfmt.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
grfx.DrawString(strTime, font, new SolidBrush(ForeColor),
ClientRectangle, strfmt);
}
}
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