Dump() result does not appear in Result Pane when called from a Timer?
Can you explain why the following Dump() statement does not show the result in the Result Pane? (I am using Linqpad 5.0)
void Main()
{
Foo();
}
void Foo()
{
new Timer (_ => "Foo".Dump(), null, 3000, -1);
}
void Main()
{
Foo();
}
void Foo()
{
new Timer (_ => "Foo".Dump(), null, 3000, -1);
}
Comments
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The query ends straightaway, try adding `Util.KeepRunning();` after `Foo();`
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Your timer is getting garbage collected. You need to do this:
void Main() { Foo(); } static Timer _tmr; void Foo() { _tmr = new Timer (_ => "Foo".Dump(), null, 1000, -1); }You'll run into the same problem if you write an application in Visual Studio and use a System.Threading.Timer without maintaining a reference to it. Once the GC kicks in, your timer will get implicitly disposed. -
Thanks!
