This code should help: =============== public var ticker : Timer;
public function onCreationComplete():void
{
ticker = new Timer(500);
ticker.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTick);
ticker.start();
}
public function onTick( event:TimerEvent):void
{
trace( ' from timer');
}
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For more info have a look here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=08_Dates_and_times_4.html

