Re: [flexcoders] Timer questions

2008-04-24 Thread Kevin
along these same lines, is there a reason to use a Timer vs a setTimeout call for simple timeout type events? I recall the docs seeming to hint that a Timer is better, but I find the setTimeout event REALLY useful. - Kevin On Apr 22, 2008, at 11:48 PM, Alex Harui wrote: Flex/Flash is

RE: [flexcoders] Timer questions

2008-04-24 Thread Gordon Smith
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:56 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Timer questions along these same lines, is there a reason to use a Timer vs a setTimeout

RE: [flexcoders] Timer questions

2008-04-22 Thread Alex Harui
Flex/Flash is single-threaded which means that nothing can keep the next line of code from running. You won't get a timer event until you finish your loop, and you don't need to worry about calling stop() until you no longer want timer events. From: