Air_Hockey_Simulator.MicroTimer.NotificationTimer C# (CSharp) Method

NotificationTimer() private method

private NotificationTimer ( long &timerIntervalInMicroSec, long &ignoreEventIfLateBy, bool &stopTimer ) : void
timerIntervalInMicroSec long
ignoreEventIfLateBy long
stopTimer bool
return void
        void NotificationTimer(ref long timerIntervalInMicroSec,
            ref long ignoreEventIfLateBy,
            ref bool stopTimer)
        {
            int timerCount = 0;
            long nextNotification = 0;

            MicroStopwatch microStopwatch = new MicroStopwatch();
            microStopwatch.Start();

            while (!stopTimer) {
                long callbackFunctionExecutionTime =
                    microStopwatch.ElapsedMicroseconds - nextNotification;

                long timerIntervalInMicroSecCurrent =
                    System.Threading.Interlocked.Read(ref timerIntervalInMicroSec);
                long ignoreEventIfLateByCurrent =
                    System.Threading.Interlocked.Read(ref ignoreEventIfLateBy);

                nextNotification += timerIntervalInMicroSecCurrent;
                timerCount++;
                long elapsedMicroseconds = 0;

                while ((elapsedMicroseconds = microStopwatch.ElapsedMicroseconds)
                        < nextNotification) {
                    System.Threading.Thread.SpinWait(10);
                }

                long timerLateBy = elapsedMicroseconds - nextNotification;

                if (timerLateBy >= ignoreEventIfLateByCurrent) {
                    continue;
                }

                MicroTimerEventArgs microTimerEventArgs =
                     new MicroTimerEventArgs(timerCount,
                                             elapsedMicroseconds,
                                             timerLateBy,
                                             callbackFunctionExecutionTime);
                MicroTimerElapsed(this, microTimerEventArgs);
            }

            microStopwatch.Stop();
        }