Squirrel/Functions/Timers/NewTimer

This function 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( player )
{
     NewTimer( "MessagePlayer", 5000, 3, "BOO!", player );
}
 

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