Delay an operation within a while loop in ASP.NET (async)

Question

I need to create a while loop with 10 seconds of delay between each iteration:

while (true)
{
    // operation
    // delay for 10 seconds
}

@Steve Yes, I really tried using a timer, but I didn’t succeed. Can you explain how to use it, please. — Vladimir Arkhangelskii, Aug 01 '19 at 20:33
if you're in a context that allows `async` add `await Task.Delay(10000);`. — Tobias Tengler, Aug 01 '19 at 20:35
Possible duplicate of [How do I get my C# program to sleep for 50 msec?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/91108/how-do-i-get-my-c-sharp-program-to-sleep-for-50-msec) — Babak Naffas, Aug 01 '19 at 20:41

Tobias Tengler · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-01T20:54:18.493

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You could use Task.Delay for this:

var timespan = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10); 

await Task.Delay(timespan);

// or

Task.Delay(timespan).Wait();

I'm recommending this over Thread.Sleep, since Thread.Sleep blocks your entire Thread while waiting, whilst Task.Delay allows the Thread to deal with other work, while waiting.

edited Aug 01 '19 at 20:54

answered Aug 01 '19 at 20:43

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kd2amc · Answer 2 · 2019-08-01T20:34:31.703

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Just insert a sleep timer inside the while loop that sleeps for 10 seconds.

See this thread: How do I get my C# program to sleep for 50 msec?

edited Aug 01 '19 at 20:34

answered Aug 01 '19 at 20:34

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