Pausing a thread in C#
In this article, I will explain how to pause a thread by using Thread.Sleep method in .NET Framework.
Introduction
Pausing a thread is an important concept in multithreading application. Sleep is found in Thread class. The Thread.Sleep method can be used to pause a thread for a fixed period of time. The Thread.Sleep method is receive a value in millisecond.
Syntax
Thread.Sleep(Time in millisecond);
Example
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
namespace multi
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Thread th = new Thread(WriteY);
th.Start();
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Hello");
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
private static void WriteY()
{
for (int i = 0; i <= 9; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("world");
Thread.Sleep(500);
}
}
}
}
Output
