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/ A bunch of examples for Adobe Flex and ActionScript Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: JR http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-16672 JR Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:23:22 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-16672 Absolutely a super post for a beginner in Flex such as myself. I have been able to get the sample working without any issues and am now changing it to suit my needs. Many thanks! Absolutely a super post for a beginner in Flex such as myself.

I have been able to get the sample working without any issues and am now changing it to suit my needs.

Many thanks!

]]> By: peterd http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14839 peterd Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:59:33 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14839 huy, Which version of the Flex SDK, Flash Player, and OS are you using? I've never seen that error before. It may be worth filing a bug at http://bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer/ . Peter (PS: If you post the bug number here, a few of us can vote/subscribe.) huy,

Which version of the Flex SDK, Flash Player, and OS are you using?
I’ve never seen that error before. It may be worth filing a bug at http://bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer/ .

Peter

(PS: If you post the bug number here, a few of us can vote/subscribe.)

]]> By: huy http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14832 huy Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:26:22 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14832 <pre class="code"> t = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL); </pre> ===> 1137: Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 0. t = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL);

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1137: Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 0.

]]> By: nathan http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14406 nathan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:09:20 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14406 Thank you again for your posts, VERY helpful. I was utterly confused until I found that getTimer was in flash.utils - could not figure out by reading where that function came from! Thank you again for your posts, VERY helpful. I was utterly confused until I found that getTimer was in flash.utils - could not figure out by reading where that function came from!

]]> By: Dylan Oliver http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14170 Dylan Oliver Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:19:34 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14170 Figured it out: Date produces a local time, so the displayed time must be adjusted with the offset. Beware that <code>getTimeZoneOffset()</code> does appear to account for daylight savings time; where new <code>Date(0).getTimeZoneOffset()</code> returns 360, <code>Date().getTimeZoneOffset()</code> returns 300 as I'm now in Central Daylight Time. <pre class="code"> private function getDuration(obj:Object, column:DataGridColumn): String { var tzOffset: int = new Date(0).getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000; var duration: int = Objective(obj).lm ? Objective(obj).lm.video.duration*1000 : 100; var durationFormatter: DateFormatter = new DateFormatter(); durationFormatter.formatString = "JJ:NN"; return durationFormatter.format(new Date(duration + tzOffset)); } </pre> Figured it out: Date produces a local time, so the displayed time must be adjusted with the offset. Beware that getTimeZoneOffset() does appear to account for daylight savings time; where new Date(0).getTimeZoneOffset() returns 360, Date().getTimeZoneOffset() returns 300 as I’m now in Central Daylight Time.

private function getDuration(obj:Object, column:DataGridColumn): String {
    var tzOffset: int = new Date(0).getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000;
    var duration: int = Objective(obj).lm ? Objective(obj).lm.video.duration*1000 : 100;
    var durationFormatter: DateFormatter = new DateFormatter();
    durationFormatter.formatString = "JJ:NN";
    return durationFormatter.format(new Date(duration + tzOffset));
}
]]> By: Dylan Oliver http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14169 Dylan Oliver Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:05:58 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-14169 I'm having the same problem with hours .. with 3900 (seconds) input as duration into the following function, it yields 19:05 instead of the expected 01:05: <pre class="code"> private function getDuration(obj:Object, column:DataGridColumn): String { var duration: int = Objective(obj).lm ? Objective(obj).lm.video.duration*1000 : 100; var durationFormatter: DateFormatter = new DateFormatter(); durationFormatter.formatString = "JJ:NN"; return durationFormatter.format(new Date(duration)); } </pre> I’m having the same problem with hours .. with 3900 (seconds) input as duration into the following function, it yields 19:05 instead of the expected 01:05:

private function getDuration(obj:Object, column:DataGridColumn): String {
    var duration: int = Objective(obj).lm ? Objective(obj).lm.video.duration*1000 : 100;
    var durationFormatter: DateFormatter = new DateFormatter();
    durationFormatter.formatString = "JJ:NN";
    return durationFormatter.format(new Date(duration));
}
]]> By: Nicole http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-12797 Nicole Tue, 20 May 2008 12:28:05 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-12797 How would you add hours to this?? I attempted it but my hours started out at 18:00:00? Nicole How would you add hours to this?? I attempted it but my hours started out at 18:00:00?

Nicole

]]> By: David http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-12527 David Tue, 06 May 2008 13:06:53 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-12527 Managed to get what I was looking for with this below. It works for what I'm looking for. Not sure if its correct. Thanks for the start. <pre class="code"> import flash.utils.Timer; import flash.events.TimerEvent; private const TIMER_INTERVAL:int = 10; private var appTime:Timer; private function startClock():void { appTime = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL); appTime.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, updateTimer); appTime.start(); } private function updateTimer(event:TimerEvent):void { var currentDate:Date = new Date(); dateAndTimeDisplay.text = timeDisplayFormatter.format(currentDate); } </pre> Cheers David Managed to get what I was looking for with this below. It works for what I’m looking for. Not sure if its correct. Thanks for the start.

import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;

private const TIMER_INTERVAL:int = 10;

private var appTime:Timer;

private function startClock():void
{
    appTime = new Timer(TIMER_INTERVAL);
    appTime.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, updateTimer);
    appTime.start();
}

private function updateTimer(event:TimerEvent):void
{
    var currentDate:Date = new Date();
    dateAndTimeDisplay.text = timeDisplayFormatter.format(currentDate);
}

Cheers
David

]]> By: David http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-12524 David Tue, 06 May 2008 10:14:25 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-12524 Peter, Great Blog finding it a great help learning flex and actionscript. I was wonder if you could use the above method to display the system time on an appliction so the current user can see the date and the time? Or is there another method for that? Thanks David Peter,

Great Blog finding it a great help learning flex and actionscript. I was wonder if you could use the above method to display the system time on an appliction so the current user can see the date and the time? Or is there another method for that?

Thanks
David

]]> By: Wannes http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-7801 Wannes Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:39:25 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/#comment-7801 Thanks Peter! Thanks Peter!

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