Timer Elapsed Event Args Method Only Executing One Line?

So I setup a timer, and created a private void method that is executed when the elapsed event is raised for that timer. Problem is, it will execute only ONE line in the method, the first one, then ignore the rest. Is this normal? Is there another way to just put everything I want to happen in that one method so I don't have to use this one to set a flag true and then use that flag in a conditional statement to execute another method?

Code (CSharp):

1.     void iniVariables(){
2.         _statInt_Hunger = 100;
3.        
4.         tmr_monTick = new Timer();
5.         tmr_monTick.Interval = 1000;
6.         tmr_monTick.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(Tick);
7.         tmr_monTick.Start();
8.     }
9.  
10.     private void Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e){
11.         --_statInt_Hunger; //only line that excecutes
12.         print("Hello");
13.         Vector3 foodposition =  new Vector3(food.position.x, food.position.y, 0);
14.             if (_statInt_Hunger < 50){
15.                 agent.SetDestination(foodposition);
16.                 print(foodposition);
17.             }
18.  
19.     }

 

You could potentially just do

Code (CSharp):

1. InvokeRepeating(nameof(MyMethod), 100f, 100f);

 

i would avoid the timer class and use one of unity's features for this, could use InvokeRepeating like mentioned. Or personally i would just track time in your Update function and invoke your function from there.

Code (CSharp):

1. private void Update() {
2.     if (elapsed > duration) {
3.         MyMethod();
4.         elapsed = 0f;
5.     }
6.     elapsed += Time.deltaTime;
7. }
8.  

 

Thank you! I ended up using this format, but I will read up on the InvokeRepeating method that sstrong shared to learn it's uses. I read the Timer class has something to do with threading or at least running in some other thread so maybe that process is somehow interrupting the execution of the rest of the method? I wont be using it in the future anyway but yeah that was a curious issue. Thanks again.

 

yeah when it comes to doing stuff based on time in Unity, you really need to make sure things are happening on the main thread. Your tools for dealing with it, are your various Update methods and features like Coroutines.