BlitzMax/Modules/Events/Timers
Functions
[edit | edit source]CreateTimer
[edit | edit source]Function CreateTimer:TTimer( hertz#,event:TEvent=Null )
Description: Create a timer
Returns: A new timer object
Information: CreateTimer creates a timer object that 'ticks' hertz times per second.
Each time the timer ticks, event will be emitted using EmitEvent.
If event is Null, an event with an id equal to EVENT_TIMERTICK and source equal to the timer object will be emitted instead.
TimerTicks
[edit | edit source]Function TimerTicks( timer:TTimer )
Description: Get timer tick counter
Returns: The number of times timer has ticked over
WaitTimer
[edit | edit source]Function WaitTimer( timer:TTimer )
Description: Wait until a timer ticks
Returns: The number of ticks since the last call to WaitTimer
Example:
timer=CreateTimer( 10 ) Repeat Print "Ticks="+WaitTimer( timer ) Forever
StopTimer
[edit | edit source]Function StopTimer( timer:TTimer )
Description: Stop a timer
Information: Once stopped, a timer can no longer be used.