Timer (gb)

This class implements a timer object.

A timer object raises events, each time it is triggered. The amount of time between each event is specified by the Delay property.

This class is creatable.

Properties

Delay	Returns or sets the number of milliseconds between each event raised by the timer. The default value is 1000.
Enabled	Returns or sets whether the timer is enabled.
Ignore	Since 3.17 Return or set if the timer is ignored.

Methods

Restart	Just stop then start the timer again.
Start	Starts the timer.
Stop	Stops the timer.
Trigger	Triggers the timer once, at the next event loop.

Events

Timer

This event is raised each time the timer is triggered.

Example

This example demonstrates the usage of the Timer in a Console program.

' Gambas module file

PUBLIC hConsoleTimer AS Timer

PUBLIC SUB Main()

  hConsoleTimer = NEW Timer AS "MyTimer"
  hConsoleTimer.Delay = 1000
  hConsoleTimer.Enabled = TRUE

END

PUBLIC SUB MyTimer_Timer()

  PRINT CInt(Timer);; "Hello Gambas"

END

0 Hello Gambas
1 Hello Gambas
2 Hello Gambas
...