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Flash Tutorial - Delays, Timers & Stop Watches

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Delayed Action

Example B: Download the Flash file  Int 156b

In the Flash Movie that you will learn to build now there is a pre set delay and then an action will happen but this time it will not repeat but only happen once. In this instance the ActionScript will send a delayed message to the Output Window.


A single message is displayed in the Output Window.

Delayed Action: The ActionScript

Add line 3 to the code in Frame 1 and change the time to 2 seconds (Bits in red):

function wait() {                // a function called 'wait'
    trace("The time is now !!"); // the action you want, in this case a trace.
    clearInterval(myTimer); //stops the function being called again.
}
myTimer = setInterval(wait, 2000); // calls the function wait after 2 seconds

Delayed Action: Test the Movie

Test your movie: Control > Test Movie

You should see the following in the Output Window:

The time is now !!

After two seconds the message will appear in the Output Window once only.

That's about all there is to setting a delay or getting an action to repeat! The power of this code is what you place in the function, which could be anything.