/// <summary>Stops the given timer.</summary>
/// <param name="timer">The timer to stop.</param>
public static void Stop(GuiTimer timer) {
if (timer != null) timer.Stop();
}
/// <summary>Starts a timer that will be invoked when the application is idle.</summary>
/// <param name="callback">The timer callback.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="GuiTimer"/> object that can be used for stopping the timer. </returns>
public static GuiTimer StartOnIdle(GuiTimerCallback callback) {
var timer = new GuiTimer(DispatcherPriority.ApplicationIdle);
timer.Start(callback);
return timer;
}
/// <summary>Starts a timer that will be invoked after the next layout and rendering pass.</summary>
/// <param name="callback">The timer callback.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="GuiTimer"/> object that can be used for stopping the timer. </returns>
public static GuiTimer StartAfterRender(GuiTimerCallback callback) {
var timer = new GuiTimer(DispatcherPriority.Loaded);
timer.Start(callback);
return timer;
}
/// <summary>Starts a timer that will be invoked before the next layout and rendering pass.</summary>
/// <param name="callback">The timer callback.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="GuiTimer"/> object that can be used for stopping the timer. </returns>
public static GuiTimer StartBeforeRender(GuiTimerCallback callback) {
var timer = new GuiTimer(DispatcherPriority.DataBind);
timer.Start(callback);
return timer;
}
/// <summary>Starts a timer that will be invoked after a specified delay.</summary>
/// <param name="delay">The timer delay.</param>
/// <param name="callback">The timer callback.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="GuiTimer"/> object that can be used for stopping the timer. </returns>
public static GuiTimer StartAfter(TimeSpan delay, GuiTimerCallback callback) {
var timer = new GuiTimer();
timer.Start(delay, callback);
return timer;
}