Time Countdown in Console Application

Question

hello I am very new in C# language and i am trying to use timer in my console application but i want to be able to countdown time. so please any idea for that. thanks Maher

Manikandan Murugesan · Answer

using System; using System.Timers; namespace Prog4 { class program { private static int _countDown = 30; // Seconds private static bool waySelected = false ; static void OnTimedEvent( object source ElapsedEventArgs e) { if (waySelected == false ) { if (_countDown-- Console.WriteLine( You got crushed! ); else { Console.SetCursorPosition(0 9); Console.WriteLine(_countDown +  seconds until you are crushed ); } } } static void Main( string [] args) { Timer aTimer = new Timer(1000); aTimer.Elapsed += OnTimedEvent; aTimer.Enabled = true ; Random random = new Random(); int north = random.Next(1 5); int south = random.Next(1 5); int east = random.Next(1 5); int west = random.Next(1 5); Console.WriteLine( You are in a room that is slowly closing in on you it has only four exits.
 + The four exits face: North South East and West. 
 + Press n for North 
 +  s for South 
 +  e for East 
 +  w for West 
 + Only one exit leads to outside the rest lead to certain doooooooooooooom 
 ); Console.WriteLine( Press any key to continue... ); ConsoleKeyInfo way = Console.ReadKey( true ); waySelected = true ; Console.Clear(); switch (way.KeyChar) { case 'n' : Console.WriteLine( The Next room is looks like North ... ); break ; case 's' : Console.WriteLine( The Next room is looks like South ... ); break ; case 'e' : Console.WriteLine( The Next room is looks like East ... ); break ; case 'w' : Console.WriteLine( The Next room is looks like West ... ); break ; default : Console.WriteLine( You choose wrong way you got crushed! ); break ; } Console.ReadKey( true ); } }

Manikandan Murugesan · Answer

If the answer is valid for you mark as accepted answer... Thank you Maher

M Maher · Answer

Thanks Manikandan it is really appreciated. Maher

Manikandan Murugesan · Answer

There are two ways i know of doing what you want 1) Use Console.SetCursorPosition(); . This is applicable when you are sure of the amount of characters that will be above the timer. 2) Use Console.CursorLeft . This is applicable in all cases. static void Main( string [] args) { for ( int a = 10; a >= 0; a--) { Console.SetCursorPosition(02); Console.Write( Generating Preview in {0}   a); // Override complete previous contents System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); } } static void Main( string [] args) { Console.Write( Generating Preview in  ); for ( int a = 10; a >= 0; a--) { Console.CursorLeft = 22; Console.Write( {0}   a ); // Add space to make sure to override previous contents System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); }