createRepeatingTimer
Parameters:
interval | An integer containing the time interval in milliseconds. |
function-to-call | A string containing the function to call. |
parameters | A variable number of parameters that are passed to the timer function. |
Returns:
Returns a variable containing the timer id. This may be passed to cancelTimer.
Example:
The following code example shows how to create a timer that is fired in 30 seconds.
id = createRepeatingTimer(30000, "escalate", message)
The timer function, escalate, is an example of how to change the color of a message.
Example:
function escalate(msg)
select when msg.COLOR == GREEN then
msg.COLOR = YELLOW
when msg.COLOR == YELLOW then
msg.COLOR = WHITE
when msg.COLOR == WHITE then
msg.COLOR = RED
end
return 0
select when msg.COLOR == GREEN then
msg.COLOR = YELLOW
when msg.COLOR == YELLOW then
msg.COLOR = WHITE
when msg.COLOR == WHITE then
msg.COLOR = RED
end
return 0
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