for loop that works with seconds

hi
how can i make a for loop that increments by 2 seconds
i have two for loop nested one inside another and each one will increments by 2 seconds
for( start and iincrements by 2 seconds)
{
if(..){}
else
{
for(start and increment by 2 seconds)
{....}
}
}

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for loop that works with seconds

database_mentor

Check out the Timer class instead it's much more appropriate for this type of thing.

Also, a loop will not be exactly n seconds, it will be n seconds plus the processing time of the loop. A timer will be n seconds plus or minus about 15 milliseconds (due to OS scheduling) which will be amortized in the long run.
Peter R Hawkes
I'm not too sure I understand you question, but if you are wanting to make something 'sleep' or 'wait' for 2 seconds look into using the following:

System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000); // This will sleep for 2 seconds

Hope this helps.
CodeDjinn

for (initialization; logical expression ; System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000))
{
................
................
for (initialization; logical expression ; System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000))
{
................
................

}
}

Example Code for Testing:
this.label1.Text = string.Empty;
this.label1.Text = System.DateTime.Now.Second.ToString() + ";";
for (int i = 0; i < 2; System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000))
{
this.label1.Text += System.DateTime.Now.Second.ToString() + ";";
i++;
for (int i = 0; i < 2; System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000))
{
this.label1.Text += System.DateTime.Now.Second.ToString() + ";";
i++;
}
}
Mike Chapman
thanx
i want to wait exactly for 10 seconds and between each 2 seconds i have to test for somethings and make conditions
for( ; t1<12seconds;t1+=2 seconds)
{
if(...){....}
else
{
for( ; t2<12seconds;t2+=2 seconds)
{.....
con=true;
break;
}}
if(con)break;
else
continue;
}

JimBobJoe

>> for (int i = 0; i < 2; System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000))

That's an abuse of the for() statement. Swapping the Sleep() and the ++i will have no effect on the operation of the code, but will make it's function much more obvious to the next programmer:

this.label1.Text = string.Empty;
this.label1.Text = System.DateTime.Now.Second.ToString() + ";";
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
{
this.label1.Text += System.DateTime.Now.Second.ToString() + ";";
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
}

for loop that works with seconds

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