Constantly repeating timer in an asp.net ajax page

Question

Today I had my first test with the ASP.NET AJAX Timer Control, in hope that it would allow me to constantly keep updating my site.

At the moment, it just updates once; this does not match the behavior of the previous .NET timers.

Was the AJAX Timer control only made to update an item once? Or do I need to use another framework?

Answer 1

Nope, it updates regularly. Make sure your timer is Enabled and the Interval is set correctly, and try putting it in an UpdatePanel. Works for my page * link in profile page.

Answer 2

You could try to check your implementation against what is described in this tutorial on MSDN (Walkthrough).

"The Timer control can work as a trigger either inside or outside an UpdatePanel control. This example shows how to use the Timer control inside an UpdatePanel control. For an example of using a Timer control as a trigger outside an UpdatePanel control, see Walkthrough: Using the ASP.NET Timer Control with Multiple UpdatePanel Controls."

Answer 3

Look at the setInterval function. A good explanation of it is here.