From the docs:
package {
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class TimerExample extends Sprite {
public function TimerExample() {
var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 2);
myTimer.addEventListener(timer, timerHandler);
myTimer.start();
}
public function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void {
trace(timerHandler: + event);
}
}
}
so your 'code' would look something like:
// Using the suggestion from an earlier post, use the interval
as the default
// Also, make it public var so you can adjust it if you want,
have a slider to offer more frequent updates or less frequent updates
or turn off. This would be myTimer.delay = slider.value or something
similar...
var interval:Number = 60 * 30 * 1000;
// Leave off second param here to make it go indefinitely
var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(interval);
public function initTimer: void {
myTimer.addEventlistener(timer, timerHandler);
myTimer.start();
}
public function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void {
trace(timerHandler: + event);
// Lookup weather, update datasets, update display
// Don't know yet if you need to turn off timer, then turn on
at end in case update takes too long.
}
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, David Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thank you for you're help. The timer event is the part I am having
trouble with. I don't know how to write or where to start. Any
suggestions would be great.
David
- Original Message -
From: sinatosk
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Timer to run function every 30 min
60 * 30 * 1000
60 seconds
times
30 minutes
times
1000 miliseconds
equals
180
I recommend using 60 * 30 * 1000 instead of the 180 so
it's easier for you to change/debug
and then just add an event listener on timer event name along
with the function you want it to call upon 30 minutes and then your
done :p
On 05/08/06, David Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello all,
I could use some help. I have been
livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2docs looking for a way to create a timer
function that would execute a function every 30 min. I found an
example of mytimer and looked at a example for simple analog clock.
But I am having a hard time understanding how it relates to my code.
Below is a code snipet.
I would like to run the InitApp() function every 30 min. That
should refresh my two datagrids that inturn will update my screen.
Any help would be great.
Thank
David
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=absolute width=500 height=56
backgroundGradientColors=[#ff, #ff]
creationComplete=initVars() horizontalAlign=center
verticalAlign=middle borderColor=#ff backgroundColor=#ff
borderStyle=solid borderThickness=1
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.logging.LogEvent;
/* import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import mx.events.FlexEvent; */
import mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration;
import mx.effects.*;
import mx.events.*;
import mx.rpc.events.*;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.collections.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.display.Sprite;
[Bindable]
public var mylocID:String;
// Assign values to new properties.
private function initVars():void {
InitApp();
}
public function InitApp():void
{
// assign values passed from the html object flashvars
mylocID = Application.application.parameters.mylocID;
// if no value passed from the html object tag then assign value
if (mylocID == null) {
mylocID = 29223;
}
// get weather
weatherSvc.qryCurrentWeather(mylocID);
weatherSvc.qryExtendedWeather(mylocID);
// set focus on the first row of the grids
dgCurrentWeather.selectedIndex = 0;
dgExtendedWeather.selectedIndex = 0;
}
]]
/mx:Script
mx:RemoteObject id=weatherSvc destination=ColdFusion
source=Widgets.cfc.widgets showBusyCursor=true /
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