ActionScript 3.0 :: Launch New Timer Object When SWF Loaded
May 21, 2009
I am using the basic timer code:
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We need to import the utils packageimport flash.utils.*;// Create a new Timer object with a delay of 2000 ms(2 seconds)var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(2000);myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextListing);// Start the timermyTimer.start();
How do I get the function nextListing to launch immediately instead of waiting 2 seconds when the swf is loaded and then continuing to loop with the Timer?
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