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event
Event syntax
timer() { … }

Repeats the code in the timer(). Result of the llSetTimerEvent library function call.

How to use
timer()
{


}

Caveats

Section titled “Caveats”
  • The time between timer events can be longer than that specified with llSetTimerEvent, this is caused by:
  • Time dilation - See llGetRegionTimeDilation for more information;
  • Default event delay - Only so many events can be triggered per second;
  • Event Execution - If the execution of an event takes too long;
  • llSleep().
  • Only one timer can be active at one time.
  • The timer survives state changes, but does not survive resets.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
Example 1
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float gap = 2.0;
float counter = 0.0;


default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        // Activate the timer listener every 2 seconds
        llSetTimerEvent(gap);
    }


    timer()
    {
        counter = counter + gap;
        llSay(0, (string)counter+" seconds have passed");
    }
}

See also

Section titled “See also”

Functions

Section titled “Functions”
Original wiki source

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From the Second Life Wiki

Community documentation adapted from Timer, by Linden Research, Inc. and contributing residents.View contributors and history.

Imported wiki revision:

  • Timer (revision 1194108, )

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Last wiki edit: .Formatting and links have been adapted for this site; API metadata follows the LSL definitions.