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timer.new creates a new timer object.
Definition
timerObj = timer.new( timeout, callback )
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timerObj
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Timer Object
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The timer object.
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timeout
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number
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Number of miliseconds till callback is called.
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callback
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function(Timer Object)
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The function to call.
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Example
local counter = 0
local timerObj = timer.new(500, function(t)
counter = counter + 1
if (counter>= 50) then
t:deinit()
end
print("hello", counter)
end)
timerObj:start()
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This prints "hello 1" through "hello 20" 500 milliseconds apart into the Lua console.
Related
Timer Object
Availability
Lua
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