Timer

<TIMER/> : Widget

The <TIMER/> widget is used to fire a set of events after an elapsed period of time.

Restrictions:

Attributes :(inherited attributes)

Name	Type	Default	Description	Req
enabled	boolean	true	Enables / Disables the timer	false
action	string	null	A string of events that will execute AFTER the timer has elapsed.	true
frequency	integer	null	Specifies the time in milliseconds between timer action. Can alos be expressed in seconds by appending s onto the value (10s)	true

Events

Name	Type	Description
start()		Starts the timer using <id>.start()
stop()		Stops the timer, cancelling it, using <id>.stop()
restart()		Restarts the timer, using <id>.restart()

Examples

(fig. a)

VAR used to hold a selection state and a calculated value

<FML>
    <TIMER id="t1" action="toast('welcome')" frequency="5s"/>
</FML>

See it in Action

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