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[Lesson 31] <\/a><< [Contents]<\/a> >> [Lesson 33]<\/a><\/h4>\n

The timer is an interesting and useful control in Visual Basic 2015. It can be used to create Visual Basic 2015 applications\u00a0that are time-related. For example, you can use the timer to create a clock, a stopwatch, a dice, animation and more. Timer is a hidden control at runtime, just like the engine of a\u00a0car. We shall illustrate the usage of timer using a few examples.<\/p>\n

32.1 Creating a Digital Clock<\/h3>\n

To create the clock, first of all, start a new project in Visual Basic 2015\u00a0 and select a new Windows Application. You can give the project any name you wish, but we will name it MyClock. Change the text of the Form1 to MyClock in the properties window. Add the Timer control to the form by double-clicking it in the ToolBox.<\/p>\n

The next step is to insert a label control into the form. Change the Font size of the label to any size you wish, and set the Text alignment to center. Before we forget, you shall also set the Interval property of the Timer control to 1000, which reflects a one-second interval(1 unit is 1 millisecond). Remember to set the MaximizeBox property of Form1 to false so that the user cannot enlarge the clock. Lastly, set\u00a0the Enabled property of the Timer control to True so that the clock starts running as soon as it is loaded.<\/p>\n