As2 Timer.

[Marsume]

My timer isn't stopping and I can't figure out why. It's probably something really simple, but I cant get it.

Any ideas. It traces 5 (the MaxTime var) and then every time it runs the increment function it traces timer, but timer doesn't stop at 5 like I want it to. It keeps going on forever. So im guessing the clearInterval is being used wrong on my part or something D:

Heres my code, all on the first frame

StartTimer(5)

function StartTimer(MaxTime:Number):Void {
_root.timer = 0;
trace(MaxTime)
TimerInterval = setInterval(Increment, 1000);
if (_root.timer == MaxTime) {
clearInterval(TimerInterval);
_root.timer = 0;
}
}

function Increment():Void {
_root.timer++;
trace(_root.timer);
}

[Afro-Ninja]

you need to clear the interval from within the increment function

start timer only fires once- when the timer starts. the timer is never going to be complete at the same time it starts, so the interval never gets cleared

[BUCHANKO]

At 8/21/09 01:42 AM, Marsume wrote: My timer isn't stopping and I can't figure out why. It's probably something really simple, but I cant get it.

Any ideas. It traces 5 (the MaxTime var) and then every time it runs the increment function it traces timer, but timer doesn't stop at 5 like I want it to. It keeps going on forever. So im guessing the clearInterval is being used wrong on my part or something D:

Heres my code, all on the first frame

StartTimer(5)

function StartTimer(MaxTime:Number):Void {
_root.timer = 0;
trace(MaxTime)
TimerInterval = setInterval(Increment, 1000);
if (_root.timer == MaxTime) {
clearInterval(TimerInterval);
_root.timer = 0;
}
}

function Increment():Void {
_root.timer++;
trace(_root.timer);
}

Doubt you need help from me but meh... i'd just make avariable called " time " and duh... -- it until it goes to 0... count seconds, set the variable and urm... kinda all done =.=