Difference between revisions of "Alarm (event)"
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{{Example | {{Example | ||
|desc=Sets the alarm for 1 (in-game) hour, then waits for the event to fire | |desc=Sets the alarm for 1 (in-game) hour, then waits for the event to fire | ||
| − | |code=local alarm = os.setAlarm(os.time()+01.00) -- Sets the Alarm for 1 hour after the current time | + | |code=local alarm = os.setAlarm(os.time()+01.00) -- Sets the Alarm for 1 hour after the current time |
| + | while true do | ||
| + | local event, id = os.pullEvent("alarm") -- Waits for the alarm event | ||
| + | if id == alarm then -- Checks to see if it's the alarm we created | ||
| + | print("The alarm has gone off!") | ||
| + | break -- Get out of the loop | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | end | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 28 October 2013
 Event alarm | |
| Fired when an alarm has expired. | |
| Returned Object 1 | The alarm's numerical representation value (returned when os.setAlarm() is initially called). |
Examples
 Example | |
| Sets the alarm for 1 (in-game) hour, then waits for the event to fire | |
| Code |
local alarm = os.setAlarm(os.time()+01.00) -- Sets the Alarm for 1 hour after the current time
while true do
local event, id = os.pullEvent("alarm") -- Waits for the alarm event
if id == alarm then -- Checks to see if it's the alarm we created
print("The alarm has gone off!")
break -- Get out of the loop
end
end
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