Difference between revisions of "Os.startTimer"
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| − | |desc=Yields until 3 seconds have passed | + | |desc=Yields until 3 seconds have passed. |
| − | |code=os.startTimer(3)<br>os.pullEvent(timer) | + | |code=local myTimer = os.startTimer(3)<br>while true do<br> local event,timerID = os.pullEvent("timer")<br> if timerID == myTimer then break end<br>end |
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Revision as of 01:51, 23 November 2013
 Function os.startTimer | |
| Adds a timer which will fire a "timer" event once after time seconds have passed. It returns an int which acts as a unique ID for the timer. Fractions of a second are supported, but only down to a game tick, or 1/20 of a second (0.05s). Times are rounded up to the next tick, so os.sleep(1.01) and os.sleep(1.05) both wait for 1.05 seconds. | |
| Syntax | os.startTimer(number time) |
| Returns | number timerID |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | OS |
Examples
 Example | |
| Yields until 3 seconds have passed. | |
| Code |
local myTimer = os.startTimer(3) |
