Question

I have this screen that is on startup, basically like a splash, but it isn’t. I put a timer on it. After a few seconds the window must disappear and then the log in must show. I’ve got as far as showing the new form, but it is on a loop. It keeps opening the new form again and again! Here is my code. Where am I doing this wrong?

Timer

int count;
count = 0;

public Windowsplash()
{
    System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer dispatcherTimer = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();

    dispatcherTimer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0,0,0,0,2500);
    dispatcherTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(dispatcherTimer_Tick);
    dispatcherTimer.Start();
}
private void dispatcherTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer dispatcherTimer = sender as System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer;

    dispatcherTimer.Stop();
    MainWindow _new = new MainWindow();
    _new.Show();
    this.Close();
}

I want to stop the timer, so that the new window can stop opening the whole time!
Thanks!

PS: I edited it to what I now have

Answer 1

int count; 
count = 0; 

public Windowsplash 

    System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer dispatcherTimer = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
    dispatcherTimer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0,0,0,500); 
    dispatcherTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(dispatcherTimer_Tick); 
    dispatcherTimer.Start(); 

private void dispatcherTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
    System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer dispatcherTimer = sender as System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer; 

        dispatcherTimer.Stop(); 
        MainWindow _new = new MainWindow(); 
        _new.Show(); 
        this.Close(); 
}