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note=Unlike the usual timer function in squirrel gamemode, this function has third parameter 1 or 0. If you pass 1, the timer will repeat indefinitely rather than execute one time. Pass 0 to execute timer '''one time''' only.|note=This was added in 0.1b and will not work in first version.|
note=Unlike the usual timer function in squirrel gamemode, this function has third parameter 1 or 0. If you pass 1, the timer will repeat indefinitely rather than execute one time. Pass 0 to execute timer '''one time''' only.|note=This was added in 0.1b and will not work in first version.|
relfuncs=*[[KillTimer]]
relfuncs=*[[KillTimer]]
*[[SetTimer]]
}}
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Revision as of 06:20, 13 November 2022


Description:
This will create set a timer, which will be triggered when the given time has passed.


Parameters:

(FunctionName, interval, repeat, ...)

FunctionName : The name of the function to be called.
interval : The amount of time (in milliseconds) after which the function will be called.
n : The number of times the function is to be called. Specify 0 to call the function infinite number of times.
... : Optional Parameters to pass to the function. Supported parameter data types are integers, floats and strings.


Return Values:
The ID of the timer created, which can be used with KillTimer

Important Note:
This was added in 0.1b and will not work in first version.


Related Functions

The following functions may be helpful as they relate to this function in one way or another.