Squirrel/Functions/Timers/NewTimer

Revision as of 03:44, 28 February 2009

This creates a new timer

Syntax

timer NewTimer( string function, int interval, int repeat, args... )

Arguments

• function This is the function the timer will call
• interval The interval the timer will fire at in milliseconds
• repeat How many times the function will repeat (0 is infinate)
• args Any arguments you want to pass to the function when called

Example

This will start a timer saying BOO! 3 times every 5 seconds when a player joins

 
function OnPlayerJoin( id )
{
     NewTimer( "MessagePlayer", 5000, 3, "BOO!", id );
}
 

Notes

The function MessagePlayer and call OnPlayerJoin were used in in this example. More info about them in corresponding pages.

Related Functions

• NewTimer
• Timer.Delete
• Timer.Start
• Timer.Stop