Constantly Update Current Time Display On A Windows Form?

.net, real-time-updates, time

Solution

You need to use a `Timer` control and set the time interval to 1 second i.e. `1000` and for each Timer tick, update the current time. For example here is the C# solution, assume the timer `timer1` and lets say you want to show the time at the label `dateTimeLbl.Text` then here is the `timer1_tick` event:

    private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        dateTimeLbl.Text = DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString();
    }

Problem

I have a windows form where I want the time to constantly be updated. Right now it will take the current time from when the program was started. For example, if I started the program at 5:30:29 PM that is what it will show the whole time the program runs.I need it to constantly be updated as the seconds tick by. So, If I started the program at 5:30:29 PM and ran it for exactly 5 minutes, the time displayed then should be 4:35:29 PM. i want to do this in .Net

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