Group
Using Additional Libraries in C#
Objective
1. Use DateTime.Now to get the current time.
2. Use Console.SetCursorPosition to move the cursor to the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Display the current time in the format HH:mm:ss.
4. Use a loop to update the time every second.
5. Make sure to clear the previous time before updating to avoid overlapping.
Create a program that shows the current time in the top-right corner of the screen with the format: 12:52:03. The program should pause for one second and then display the time again in the same location.
Example C# Exercise
Show C# Code
using System; // Importing the System namespace for basic functionalities
using System.Threading; // Importing the System.Threading namespace for Thread.Sleep()
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Infinite loop to keep updating the time every second
while (true)
{
// Get the current time
DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now;
// Move the cursor to the top-right corner of the console
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.WindowWidth - 9, 0);
// Clear the previous time by writing spaces over it
Console.Write(" ");
// Display the current time in the format HH:mm:ss
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.WindowWidth - 9, 0);
Console.Write(currentTime.ToString("HH:mm:ss"));
// Pause for 1 second before updating the time again
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
}
Output
(Displayed at the top-right corner of the screen)
12:52:03
12:52:04
12:52:05
12:52:06
...