RE: [flexcoders] Clock Killer

[Mark Rausch]

Why do you create a new timer in stopTimer()? You should make
minuteTimer a global variable, create it only once, and use that
reference in stopTimer...

 

 

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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of markcavins
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:12 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Clock Killer

 

Hello,

I have this clock that runs as a countdown timer once a user logs into
the site. It works great until the user logs out. When they log back
in the counter no longer counts correctly. It is like there are 2
intstances of the clock running at the same time but I'm not sure how
to kill the first instance.

Clock code
private function getDaysUntil():void {
//setting the timer
var minuteTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 300);
minuteTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTick);
minuteTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,
onTimerComplete);

minuteTimer.start(); 
}

public function onTick(evt:TimerEvent):void { 
var minuteTimer:Timer = evt.target as Timer; 
var lvSecondsRemaining:int = minuteTimer.repeatCount -
minuteTimer.currentCount; 
var lvMinutes:int = lvSecondsRemaining / 60; 
var lvSeconds:int = lvSecondsRemaining - ( lvMinutes * 60 ); 
var lvSecondsText:String = lvSeconds.toString(); 
if( lvSeconds < 10 ) lvSecondsText = "0" + lvSecondsText; 

lblTimeUntil.text = lvMinutes.toString() + ":" + lvSecondsText; 

} 

public function onTimerComplete(evt:TimerEvent):void{
var minuteTimer:Timer = evt.target as Timer;
minuteTimer.reset();
minuteTimer.start();
tempXML.send();

}

private function stopTimer():void{
var minuteTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 300);
minuteTimer.reset(); 
minuteTimer.stop(); 
clearFormHandler(); 

}

Here is the logout button and the login button

<mx:Button label="Log Out" height="27" fillAlphas="[1.0, 1.0]"
fillColors="[#030000, #030000, #474545, #474545]"
borderColor="#DCDEDF" click="currentState=''; stopTimer();"/>

<mx:Button x="10" y="282" label="Login" id="Submit"
click="login_user.send();" 
fontSize="14" themeColor="#FFA800" borderColor="#FA0202"
enabled="{formIsValid}" />

If the user is able to login

currentState = "Logged In";

tempXML.send();
getDaysUntil();

Any ideas how to get this to display right