C# Polling a TCP Server

Question

Hey everyone - I am wondering if anyone could help me out - I need to poll a TCP server frequently with a request to receive some real-time data.

I know I will need to create a thread in order to talk to the server but I am unsure as to how to make this poll frequently.

Any help would be appreciated...

Answer 1

I would not use a background thread. Rather have a look at a Timer in System.Threading. This is exactly what it was made for. Very easy to use.

Answer 2

使用无休止循环的Backgroundworker或后台线程（有什么区别？ ），您将睡眠一段时间（例如1分钟）并轮询数据，该怎么办？