How to do any work on Button Long Press only in winform.

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My requirement is like that: On button long press (like press start button & hold for 2 sec) only start call a method Start(). If user only click then EXIT ( do not call Start() )

Ersin Kecis · Answer

my shortest solution for this problem: private bool mouseUp = false; private const int holdButtonDuration = 2000; //milliseconds private void btnTest_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { mouseUp = false; Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch(); sw.Start(); while (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left && e.Clicks == 1 && (mouseUp == false && sw.ElapsedMilliseconds Application.DoEvents(); if (sw.ElapsedMilliseconds btnTest_ShortClick(sender, e); else btnTest_LongClick(sender, e); } private void btnTest_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { mouseUp = true; }

Delpin Susai Raj · Answer

private bool _run = false; public void button_MouseDown(object sender, EventArgs e) { _run = true; MyAction(); } public void button_MouseUp(object sender, EventArgs e) { _run = false; } public void MyAction() { while(_run) { //You actions } }

Delpin Susai Raj · Answer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12797351/long-pressed-button

Delpin Susai Raj · Answer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21147052/how-can-i-make-a-winform-button-do-something-as-long-as-i-am-pressing-the-butt

How to do any work on Button Long Press only in winform.

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