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System.Threading.Timer
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System.Threading.Timer
Provides the System.Threading.Timer class, which is a mechanism for executing a method at specified intervals. Commonly Used Types: System.Threading.Timer System.Threading.TimerCallback When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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Provides the System.Threading.Timer class, which is a mechanism for executing a method at specified intervals. Commonly Used Types: System.Threading.Timer System.Threading.TimerCallback When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
We found that system.threading.timer demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 15 Nov 2016
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