using System;

using System.Timers;

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public class Example

{

   private static System.Timers.Timer aTimer;

   public static void Main()

   {

      SetTimer();

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      Console.WriteLine("\nPress the Enter key to exit the application...\n");

      Console.WriteLine("The application started at {0:HH:mm:ss.fff}", DateTime.Now);

      Console.ReadLine();

      aTimer.Stop();

      aTimer.Dispose();

      Console.WriteLine("Terminating the application...");

   }

​

   private static void SetTimer()

   {

        // Create a timer with a two second interval.

        aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(2000);

        // Hook up the Elapsed event for the timer. 

        aTimer.Elapsed += OnTimedEvent;

        aTimer.AutoReset = true;

        aTimer.Enabled = true;

    }

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    private static void OnTimedEvent(Object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)

    {

        Console.WriteLine("The Elapsed event was raised at {0:HH:mm:ss.fff}",

                          e.SignalTime);

    }

}