It worked! Thanks :)
--- In [email protected], Maciek Sakrejda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Just move it up to an instance variable.
>
> var myTimer:Timer;
>
> private function initTimer():void
> {
> myTimer = new Timer(parentApplication.valuesMilliseconds);
> myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, updateData);
> myTimer.start();
> }
>
> private function updateData(event:TimerEvent):void
> {
> myHTTPService.send();
> }
>
> public function stopTimer():void
> {
> if (myTimer) myTimer.stop();
> }
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sailorsea21 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: sailorsea21 - How to stop a timer that is
in a
> private function?
> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:16:47 -0000
>
> I'm trying to do something more along these lines:
>
> private function initTimer():void
> {
> var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(parentApplication.valuesMilliseconds);
> myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, updateData);
> myTimer.start();
> }
>
> private function updateData(event:TimerEvent):void
> {
> myHTTPService.send();
> }
>
> public function stopTimer():void
> {
> myTimer.stop(); //How can I target the var in initTimer?
> }
>
>
> Thanks again.
>
> -David
>
> --- In [email protected], "Gregor Kiddie" <gkiddie@>
> wrote:
> >
> > You wrote
> >
> >
> >
> > private function initTimer():void {
> > var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(30000);
> > myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, updateData);
> > myTimer.start();
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > the updateData function can then be
> >
> >
> >
> > private function updateData( event : TimerEvent ) : void {
> >
> > ( event.target as Timer ).stop();
> >
> > // Continue updating the data
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > Written off the top of my head, so my not compile, etc...
> >
> >
> >
> > Gk.
> >
> > Gregor Kiddie
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