Stop Function after 10 seconds

[EZEason]

I have a vb.net console app that reads data from rss feeds. I need a way to stop a function after 10 seconds. The main() calls about 30 functions and if one gets hung up while trying to read a feed, it will error out and stop the whole process. So what I want to do is call the function, and if it takes more then 10 second for a return, end that step and move on to the next functions. Any tips on how to do this?

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[SiriusBlackOp]

I think you can add a Timer control. Then add a boolean var to the class that is = to false. Inside of your working loop, add an if statement that checkes to see if the boolean is True and if it is then set it back to false and exit the working loop, else keep working. Once the timer reaches 10 seconds, set the boolean to true to tell the working loop to exit.

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[dglienna]

Just create 30 threads and run them asynchronously and each will finish or crash independently.

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