Comments on: Creating timers using the setTimeout method http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/ Just a bunch of Adobe Flex Examples Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thiago http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/comment-page-1/#comment-9533 Thiago Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:52:05 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/#comment-9533 Hi Mashall, good one event.clone(). Solve my problems here. thanks Hi Mashall, good one event.clone(). Solve my problems here.

thanks

]]> By: Peter deHaan http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/comment-page-1/#comment-7081 Peter deHaan Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:58:04 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/#comment-7081 @Marshall, You could try filing a bug at http://bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and try attaching a simple case. It doesn't sound like an expected result. How about if you try cloning the event object before passing it to the <code>setTimeout()</code> method? <pre lang="actionscript3"> setTimeout(myMethod,300,event.clone()); </pre> Peter @Marshall,

You could try filing a bug at http://bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and try attaching a simple case. It doesn’t sound like an expected result.
How about if you try cloning the event object before passing it to the setTimeout() method?

setTimeout(myMethod,300,event.clone());

Peter

]]> By: Marshall http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/comment-page-1/#comment-7080 Marshall Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:04:38 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/15/creating-timers-using-the-settimeout-method/#comment-7080 Thanks very much for your great work on this blog. I've learned a lot! I'm working with code almost exactly like your second exmaple. I want to call a piece of code using the setTimeout() method. However, I've found an issue with how it passes parameters to the method it will call. My code is as follows: function foo(event:MouseEvent):void { setTimeout(myMethod,300,event); } myMethod(event:MouseEvent) { ... } The problem is, that the event object, which I am passing as a paremeter through the setTimer() method is being changed during the passing. The currentTarget is DIFFERENT for the event being set as a paremeter on setTimeout and the event being passed to myMethod by setTimeout(). The code in MyMethod uses the event, and eventually passes it to doDrag() in the DragManager so I need my event intact. Any ideas about why the currentTarget property is being changed by the setTimout() call? Any way I can get around this? Thanks very much for your great work on this blog. I’ve learned a lot!

I’m working with code almost exactly like your second exmaple. I want to call a piece of code using the setTimeout() method. However, I’ve found an issue with how it passes parameters to the method it will call. My code is as follows:

function foo(event:MouseEvent):void
{
setTimeout(myMethod,300,event);
}

myMethod(event:MouseEvent)
{
…
}

The problem is, that the event object, which I am passing as a paremeter through the setTimer() method is being changed during the passing. The currentTarget is DIFFERENT for the event being set as a paremeter on setTimeout and the event being passed to myMethod by setTimeout().

The code in MyMethod uses the event, and eventually passes it to doDrag() in the DragManager so I need my event intact.

Any ideas about why the currentTarget property is being changed by the setTimout() call? Any way I can get around this?

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