loop time

Question

hello i'm having the following problem with my application: i need to check it for incomming tcp requests but it get stuck if there aren't any of them. i need something to stop the loop after 5 seconds. this is my code: while (true) { Console.Write(Waiting for a connection... ); TcpClient client = server.AcceptTcpClient(); Console.WriteLine(Connected!); } how can i solve this?? i know i need to do somehing with the while but what?? thx!! Nick

Alan · Answer

You can use the Pending() method to check whether there are any pending connection requests and thereby avoid blocking. You also need a timer to check whether the 5 seconds maximum wait has elapsed: TcpClient client = null; Console.Write(Waiting for a connection... ); DateTime start = DateTime.Now; while (true) { if (server.Pending()) { client = server.AcceptTcpClient(); Console.WriteLine(Connected!); break; } else if ((DateTime.Now - start).TotalSeconds >= 5.0) { Console.WriteLine(Timed out after 5 seconds); break; } }