| Appendixes | Conventions | Frames
| Package | flash.events |
| Class | public class TimerEvent |
| Inheritance | TimerEvent  Event Object |
Timer.delay property.
See also
| Method | Defined By | ||
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Creates an Event object with specific information relevant to timer events.
| TimerEvent | ||
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Creates a copy of the TimerEvent object and sets each property's value to match that of the original.
| TimerEvent | ||
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A utility function for implementing the toString() method in custom
ActionScript 3.0 Event classes.
| Event | |
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
| Object | |
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Checks whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the event.
| Event | |
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Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter.
| Object | |
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Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled.
| Event | |
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Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
| Object | |
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Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
| Object | |
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Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in
the event flow.
| Event | |
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Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the
event flow.
| Event | |
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Returns a string that contains all the properties of the TimerEvent object.
| TimerEvent | ||
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Instructs Flash Player or the AIR runtime to render
after processing of this event completes, if the display list has been modified.
| TimerEvent | ||
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Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
| Object | |
| Constant | Defined By | ||
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| ACTIVATE : String = "activate" [static]
The Event.ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of an activate event object.
| Event | |
| ADDED : String = "added" [static]
The Event.ADDED constant defines the value of the type property of
an added event object.
| Event | |
| ADDED_TO_STAGE : String = "addedToStage" [static]
The Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE constant defines defines the value of the type
property of an addedToStage event object.
| Event | |
| CANCEL : String = "cancel" [static]
The Event.CANCEL constant defines the value of the type property of a cancel event object.
| Event | |
| CHANGE : String = "change" [static]
The Event.CHANGE constant defines defines the value of the type property of a change event object.
| Event | |
| CLOSE : String = "close" [static]
The Event.CLOSE constant defines the value of the type property of a close event object.
| Event | |
|  CLOSING : String = "closing"[static]
The Event.CLOSING constant defines the value of the
type property of a closing event object.
| Event | |
| COMPLETE : String = "complete" [static]
The Event.COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of a complete event object.
| Event | |
| CONNECT : String = "connect" [static]
The Event.CONNECT constant defines the value of the type property of a connect event object.
| Event | |
| DEACTIVATE : String = "deactivate" [static]
The Event.DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of a deactivate event object.
| Event | |
| DISPLAYING : String = "displaying" [static]
Defines the value of the type property of a displaying event object.
| Event | |
| ENTER_FRAME : String = "enterFrame" [static]
The Event.ENTER_FRAME constant defines the value of the type property of
an enterFrame event object.
| Event | |
| EXITING : String = "exiting" [static]
The Event.EXITING constant defines the value of the type property of a exiting event object.
| Event | |
| FULLSCREEN : String = "fullScreen" [static]
The Event.FULL_SCREEN constant defines the value of the type property of a fullScreen event object.
| Event | |
| HTML_BOUNDS_CHANGE : String = "htmlBoundsChange" [static]
The Event.HTML_BOUNDS_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of an htmlBoundsChange event object.
| Event | |
| HTML_DOM_INITIALIZE : String = "htmlDOMInitialize" [static]
The Event.HTML_DOM_INITIALIZE constant defines the value of the type property
of an htmlDOMInitialize event object.
| Event | |
| HTML_RENDER : String = "htmlRender" [static]
The Event.HTML_RENDER constant defines the value of the type property of an htmlRender event object.
| Event | |
| ID3 : String = "id3" [static]
The Event.ID3 constant defines the value of the type property of an id3 event object.
| Event | |
| INIT : String = "init" [static]
The Event.INIT constant defines the value of the type property of an init event object.
| Event | |
| LOCATION_CHANGE : String = "locationChange" [static]
The Event.LOCATION_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a locationChange event object.
| Event | |
| MOUSE_LEAVE : String = "mouseLeave" [static]
The Event.MOUSE_LEAVE constant defines the value of the type property of a mouseLeave event object.
| Event | |
| NETWORK_CHANGE : String = "networkChange" [static]
The Event.NETWORK_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a networkChange event object.
| Event | |
| OPEN : String = "open" [static]
The Event.OPEN constant defines the value of the type property of an open event object.
| Event | |
| REMOVED : String = "removed" [static]
The Event.REMOVED constant defines the value of the type property of
a removed event object.
| Event | |
| REMOVED_FROM_STAGE : String = "removedFromStage" [static]
The Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE constant defines the value of the type
property of a removedFromStage event object.
| Event | |
| RENDER : String = "render" [static]
The Event.RENDER constant defines the value of the type property of a render event object.
| Event | |
| RESIZE : String = "resize" [static]
The Event.RESIZE constant defines the value of the type property of a resize event object.
| Event | |
| SCROLL : String = "scroll" [static]
The Event.SCROLL constant defines the value of the type property of a scroll event object.
| Event | |
| SELECT : String = "select" [static]
The Event.SELECT constant defines the value of the type property of a select event object.
| Event | |
| SOUND_COMPLETE : String = "soundComplete" [static]
The Event.SOUND_COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of a soundComplete event object.
| Event | |
| TAB_CHILDREN_CHANGE : String = "tabChildrenChange" [static]
The Event.TAB_CHILDREN_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type
property of a tabChildrenChange event object.
| Event | |
| TAB_ENABLED_CHANGE : String = "tabEnabledChange" [static]
The Event.TAB_ENABLED_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type
property of a tabEnabledChange event object.
| Event | |
| TAB_INDEX_CHANGE : String = "tabIndexChange" [static]
The Event.TAB_INDEX_CHANGE constant defines the value of the
type property of a tabIndexChange event object.
| Event | |
| TIMER : String = "timer" [static]
Defines the value of the type property of a timer event object.
| TimerEvent | ||
| TIMER_COMPLETE : String = "timerComplete" [static]
Defines the value of the type property of a timerComplete event object.
| TimerEvent | ||
| UNLOAD : String = "unload" [static]
The Event.UNLOAD constant defines the value of the type property of an unload event object.
| Event | |
| USER_IDLE : String = "userIdle" [static]
The Event.USER_IDLE constant defines the value of the type property of a userIdle event object.
| Event | |
| USER_PRESENT : String = "userPresent" [static]
The Event.USER_PRESENT constant defines the value of the type property of a userPresent event object.
| Event | |
| TimerEvent | () | Constructor |
Hide Inherited Public Properties
Show Inherited Public Propertiespublic function TimerEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false)
Creates an Event object with specific information relevant to timer events.
Event objects are passed as parameters to event listeners.
type:String — The type of the event. Event listeners can access this information through the inherited type property.
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bubbles:Boolean (default = false)bubbles property.
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cancelable:Boolean (default = false)cancelable property.
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| clone | () | method |
public override function clone():Event
Creates a copy of the TimerEvent object and sets each property's value to match that of the original.
ReturnsEvent — A new TimerEvent object with property values that match those of the original.
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| toString | () | method |
public override function toString():String
Returns a string that contains all the properties of the TimerEvent object. The string is in the following format:
[TimerEvent type=value bubbles=value cancelable=value]
String — A string that contains all the properties of the TimerEvent object.
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| updateAfterEvent | () | method |
public function updateAfterEvent():void
Instructs Flash Player or the AIR runtime to render after processing of this event completes, if the display list has been modified.
TimerEvent.updateAfterEvent() method.
function onTimer(event:TimerEvent):void {
if (40 < my_mc.x && my_mc.x < 375) {
my_mc.x-= 50;
} else {
my_mc.x=374;
}
event.updateAfterEvent();
}
var moveTimer:Timer=new Timer(50,250);
moveTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,onTimer);
moveTimer.start();| TIMER | Constant |
public static const TIMER:String = "timer"
Defines the value of the type property of a timer event object.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
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bubbles | false |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
target | The Timer object that has reached its interval. |
See also
| TIMER_COMPLETE | Constant |
public static const TIMER_COMPLETE:String = "timerComplete"
Defines the value of the type property of a timerComplete event object.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
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bubbles | false |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
target | The Timer object that has completed its requests. |
See also
timerHandler() can be instantiated and set to listen for a new TimerEvent
to be dispatched, which happens when the Timer's start() method is called.
package {
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class TimerEventExample extends Sprite {
public function TimerEventExample() {
var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 2);
myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerHandler);
myTimer.start();
}
public function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void {
trace("timerHandler: " + event);
}
}
}