How would you created it as a global. I have tried to reference it but I have only found that if I call it twice that it won't work
--- In [email protected], "Mark Rausch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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... > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of markcavins > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:12 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 >
