ActionScript 3.0 :: How To Change Timer Intervals
Jul 31, 2010
I'd like to change a timer interval, In my code I first initialize the timer with a selected interval with :
Code:
gameTimer=new Timer(interval,0);
gameTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, IALoop);
gameTimer.start();
Then, I need afterwards to change the interval, so I try to stop the timer, remove the listener
Code:
gameTimer.stop();
gameTimer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, IALoop);
And when I init again the timer with the same code:
Code:
gameTimer=new Timer(interval,0);
gameTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, IALoop);
gameTimer.start();
It's like if i had 2 timers, and when i stop the timer, it continues, I guess it's because of the new object that I create, but I can't found a method to change the interval of the existing timer..
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