Start a new console application and fill in the about 70 lines of code in the Program.cs file. Run and enjoy!
Binary clock
Ab000dy_85 commented: I liked how you implemented the binary clock +2
thines01 commented: Good Stuff +13
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Timers;
namespace ConsoleBinaryClock
{
class Program
{
private static DateTime Time;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Timer clock = new Timer(1000.0); // interval of one sec
clock.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnClockTick);
Console.WindowHeight = 5;
Console.WindowWidth = 18;
Console.Title = "Clock";
DrawBlueBackground();
Console.CursorVisible = false;
clock.Start();
Console.ReadLine();
}
public static int ReadBit(int number, int BitPosition)
{
int i = number & (1 << BitPosition); //i=2^^Bitposition
return (i > 0 ? 1 : 0);
}
private static string MakeDigitalString(string Head, int number)
{
string initialValue = " " + Head + " * * ";
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(initialValue);
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
{
sb.Insert(5, ReadBit(number, i));
}
return sb.ToString();
}
private static void DrawBlueBackground()
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;
Console.WriteLine("bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb");
Console.WriteLine("bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb");
Console.WriteLine("bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb");
Console.WriteLine("bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb");
Console.Write("bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb");
Console.ResetColor();
}
private static void OnClockTick(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
Time = DateTime.Now;
string Hstr = MakeDigitalString("H", Time.Hour);
string Mstr = MakeDigitalString("M", Time.Minute);
string Sstr = MakeDigitalString("S", Time.Second);
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
Console.SetCursorPosition(2, 1);
Console.Write(Hstr);
Console.SetCursorPosition(2, 2);
Console.Write(Mstr);
Console.SetCursorPosition(2, 3);
Console.Write(Sstr);
}
}
}
Ab000dy_85 -3 Junior Poster in Training
Very nice,
Thank you for sharing
ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster
@Ab000dy_85: Thank you. :) There is enough space left for improvement. Why not turn this into a forms or WPF application!
Ab000dy_85 -3 Junior Poster in Training
well after seen this I actually made the GUI based :/
I was so bored haha, but not as good as yours,, need improvements :D
Ab000dy_85 -3 Junior Poster in Training
here is what it looks like,
I just was very bored when I did it, because I wanna learn C#
I love C# and all, but I need to learn alot more,
I find Delegates, and events kinda hard to set up.
I kno how to use them but I cannot create them yet.
ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster
Nice :)
Did you know that line 14 of my code,
clock.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnClockTick);
is in fact a delegate attached to an event?
See more here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa645739(v=vs.71).aspx
Ab000dy_85 -3 Junior Poster in Training
yes, my main struggle is when I want another class call back a function in main form,
I have to set up a custom delegate,
I actually havent try to do it yet? but like 2 years ago I remember I was trying hard.
now different story I understand better, but need to try again, especially my project at work I am designing it from scratch through C# starting from sometime this week after I get all parts needed for the High level design done
StaubRein 0 Newbie Poster
nice snippet, but I would implement the background color with loops
ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster
@StaubRein: be my guest! Use this code as you see fit!
You could also implement a background like this:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Hello!");
Console.ReadKey();
}
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