Question

I have this problem:

I have a vb.net class (visual studio 2010) :

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Private nowTime As String
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Protected Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick

  nowTime = My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime.ToLongTimeString

....

End Sub

How can I get the first value of “nowTime” String variable after having the Timer enabled for any interval of time?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Something like this should work.

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Private nowTime As String
Private firstTime As String
Private isFirstTriggered As Boolean = False
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Protected Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick

  If Not isFirstTriggered Then
    firstTime = My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime.ToLongTimeString
    isFirstTriggered = True
  End If
  nowTime = My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime.ToLongTimeString

....

End Sub