Comments on: Creating a simple timer in Flex with the flash.utils.Timer class http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/ Just a bunch of Adobe Flex Examples Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:35:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Giorgos http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-6819 Giorgos Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:09:06 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-6819 For those who need to add hours You need to add another mask var <code> private const HRS_MASK:String = "00"; </code> then inside the t listener keeping peterd advice i add this <code> var ms:Number = getTimer() - baseTimer var d:Date = new Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ms); var hrs:String = (HRS_MASK + d.hours).substr(-HRS_MASK.length); </code> and at the end you need to change the TIMER_INTERVAL:int from 10 to 1000 great post, well done! For those who need to add hours
You need to add another mask var

private const HRS_MASK:String = "00";

then inside the t listener keeping peterd advice i add this

var ms:Number = getTimer() - baseTimer
var d:Date = new Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ms);
var hrs:String = (HRS_MASK + d.hours).substr(-HRS_MASK.length);

and at the end you need to change the TIMER_INTERVAL:int from 10 to 1000

great post, well done!

]]> By: ed http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-6700 ed Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:52:02 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-6700 Try using the full class name in the calls. I was getting this same error and this worked to correct it: change var t:Timer; to: var t:flash.utils.Timer; and change t = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL); to t = new flash.utils.Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL); I do not know the cause of the name collision, but this will get around it. Try using the full class name in the calls. I was getting this same error and this worked to correct it:

change
var t:Timer;

to:
var t:flash.utils.Timer;

and change
t = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL);

to
t = new flash.utils.Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL);

I do not know the cause of the name collision, but this will get around it.

]]> By: Peter deHaan http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-5918 Peter deHaan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:59:51 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-5918 @notzipo, I just tried w/ Flex SDK 3.4 and wasn't able to reproduce the error. Which version of the Flex SDK/Flash Player are you using? And on which OS? Peter @notzipo,

I just tried w/ Flex SDK 3.4 and wasn’t able to reproduce the error.
Which version of the Flex SDK/Flash Player are you using? And on which OS?

Peter

]]> By: notzipo http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-5916 notzipo Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:18:48 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-5916 i got this error too. flex builder 3 i got this error too.

flex builder 3

]]> By: sideDoor http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-5866 sideDoor Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:48:33 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-5866 Thanks for this, plugged-right-in nicely! sd Thanks for this, plugged-right-in nicely!
sd

]]> By: Gerson http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-5801 Gerson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:27:48 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-5801 Hi, thanks for the post. For the guys asking about the pause and resume functionality, this is the code I have added to make this work. <pre lang="actionscript3"> private var pauseTimer:int; private function pause():void { pauseTimer = getTimer() - baseTimer; t.stop(); } private function resume():void { var delta:int = getTimer() - baseTimer - pauseTimer; baseTimer = baseTimer + delta; t.start(); } </pre> This methods are called from the corresponding buttons in this way: <code> </code> Hope this helps. Regards Hi, thanks for the post.

For the guys asking about the pause and resume functionality, this is the code I have added to make this work.

      private var pauseTimer:int;
 
      private function pause():void {
    	      pauseTimer = getTimer() - baseTimer;
    	      t.stop();
      }
 
      private function resume():void {
    	      var delta:int = getTimer() - baseTimer - pauseTimer;
    	      baseTimer = baseTimer + delta;
    	      t.start();
      }

This methods are called from the corresponding buttons in this way:

Hope this helps.

Regards

]]> By: NXFX http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-5120 NXFX Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:59 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-5120 Thanks, awesome for beginners, you should add an entry with an option to count down ;) Thanks Thanks,

awesome for beginners, you should add an entry with an option to count down ;)

Thanks

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-4888 Daniel Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:55:33 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-4888 Thanks for your post. It works OK. You gave me an idea for a banner dynamic flex. Thanks for your post. It works OK. You gave me an idea for a banner dynamic flex.

]]> By: Ana http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Ana Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:11:22 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-609 I tried with the same code. Unfortunately i too getting the same error mentioned earlier by huy. Any solution to it. Pls find below for details. Error is on line : t = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL); Comments : Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 0. I tried with the same code. Unfortunately i too getting the same error mentioned earlier by huy.
Any solution to it. Pls find below for details.

Error is on line : t = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL);

Comments : Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 0.

]]> By: vetarvomagla http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/comment-page-1/#comment-610 vetarvomagla Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:55:35 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-610 Did someone has this example with pause and resume? Did someone has this example with pause and resume?

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