How to start a loop upon button click, then stop it upon same button click again

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Okay so this is my second time posting here so sorry if this question has already been answered, I couldnt find anything on it.

So basically I have a button, which I want to start a loop when its pressed, I then want the loop to keep repeating until the same button is pressed again, I've been trying to figure this out for a while and I cant seem to get this to work.

So Inside the loop, the program is changing the image inside several picture boxes, I want the program to continue changing the images in a loop until the same button is clicked

Thanks for your help :)

If you need any more information just let me know

EDIT:

    private void btnDance_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        bool clicked;
        if (clicked == true)
        {
            timer1.Stop();
        }
        else
        {
            clicked = true;
            timer1.Start();
        }
    }

Could use a BackgroundWorker and that would prevent the UI from "freezing" up. — DROP TABLE users
– DROP TABLE users, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 17:40
I think the real question is: Why does my application seem to freeze when I start a loop? — Silvermind
– Silvermind, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 17:41
You're starting a loop that never terminates itself, and running that loop on the UI thread. This is keeping the UI thread from processing UI related events. — Steve
– Steve, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 17:43

dazedandconfused · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-27 17:42:10Z

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Think event-driven... put a timer on your form. In the tick event do your work. Then just have the button toggle whether the timer is active...

    private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Change your image here
    }

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Toggle the timer's enabled state
        timer1.Enabled = !timer1.Enabled;
    }

answered Nov 27, 2013 at 17:42

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Michael Gunter · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-27 17:46:57Z

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You probably want to use a Timer. Just drop one of those from your toolbox onto your form, and start/stop it when the button is pressed. Create a handler for the Tick event and perform the image swap within that.

edited Nov 27, 2013 at 17:46

answered Nov 27, 2013 at 17:40

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user2981153 Over a year ago

How would I do this? Sorry I'm new to C#

Robert Harvey Over a year ago

I'd start by looking up Timer in MSDN. I'm pretty sure they have some code samples there.

Marvin Smit Over a year ago

Ehh.. follow his instructions on how to drag and drop a Timer onto your form?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:25:40Z

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There could be various ways:

Implement Pause-Resume pattern using events signals (see this post for example)
Keep a local bool variable (check it in each iteration - break if it is true, and update it once the button is pressed to true).
Or timer (as suggested)

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:25

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answered Nov 27, 2013 at 17:45

Yosi Dahari

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