Csharp/C Sharp/GUI Windows Form/Time

GUI and timer

<source lang="csharp"> /* C# Programming Tips & Techniques by Charles Wright, Kris Jamsa Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (December 28, 2001) ISBN: 0072193794

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using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ruponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data; namespace Clock {

 /// <summary>
 /// Summary description for ClockForm.
 /// </summary>
 public class ClockForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
 {
   private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
   private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timer1;
   private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
   private System.ruponentModel.IContainer components;
   #region ClockForm Constructor
   public ClockForm()
   {
     //
     // Required for Windows Form Designer support
     //
     InitializeComponent();
     //
     // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
     //
     // The following line sets the text for the label box.
     // To display no text, simply use two quote marks.
     label1.Text = "";
     // The following two statements set the text size and
     // cause the time to appear centered in the label box
     label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font
       ("Microsoft Sans Serif", 24);
     label1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
     label2.Font = label1.Font;
     label2.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
     // This.Text is the text that will appear in the form"s
     // title bar.

// this.Text = "My Clock";

     // The following three lines set the timer to tick
     // every second (1000 milliseconds), start the timer and
     // write the initial time to the label box
     timer1.Interval = 1000;
     timer1.Start ();
     SetClock ();
   }
   #endregion
   /// <summary>
   /// Clean up any resources being used.
   /// </summary>
   protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
   {
     if( disposing )
     {
       if (components != null) 
       {
         components.Dispose();
       }
     }
     base.Dispose( disposing );
   }
   #region Windows Form Designer generated code
   /// <summary>
   /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
   /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
   /// </summary>
   private void InitializeComponent()
   {
     this.ruponents = new System.ruponentModel.Container();
     this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.ruponents);
     this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
     this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
     this.SuspendLayout();
     // 
     // timer1
     // 
     this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
     // 
     // label1
     // 
     this.label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 24F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
     this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
     this.label1.Name = "label1";
     this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(248, 48);
     this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
     this.label1.Text = "label1";
     // 
     // label2
     // 
     this.label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 24F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
     this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 136);
     this.label2.Name = "label2";
     this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(248, 48);
     this.label2.TabIndex = 1;
     this.label2.Text = "label2";
     // 
     // ClockForm
     // 
     this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(6, 15);
     this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 272);
     this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                     this.label2,
                                     this.label1});
     this.Name = "ClockForm";
     this.Text = "ClockForm";
     this.ResumeLayout(false);
   }
   #endregion
   /// <summary>
   /// The main entry point for the application.
   /// </summary>
   [STAThread]
   static void Main() 
   {
     Application.Run(new ClockForm());
   }
   private void timer1_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
   {
     SetClock ();
   }
   protected void SetClock ()
   {
     string str = DateTime.Now.ToString();
     int index = str.IndexOf (" ");
     label1.Text = str.Substring (index + 1);
     label2.Text = str.Substring (0, index);
   }
 }

}

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