Timers

Timers

Timers in SplashKit can be used to track the passing of time.

Functions

Create Timer

Create and return a new Timer. The timer will not be started, and will have an initial ‘ticks’ of 0.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer for resource tracking

Return Type: Timer

Signatures:

C++

timer create_timer(string name)

C#

public static Timer SplashKit.CreateTimer(string name);
public Timer(string name);

Python

def create_timer(name):

Pascal

function CreateTimer(name: String): Timer

Usage:

See Implementations in Guides

• Modify PWM through button presses

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Free All Timers

Free all of timers that have been created.

Signatures:

C++

void free_all_timers()

C#

public static void SplashKit.FreeAllTimers();

Python

def free_all_timers():

Pascal

procedure FreeAllTimers()

Usage:

See Implementations in Guides

• Modify PWM through button presses

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Free Timer

Free the memory used to store this timer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_free	Timer	The time to be released.

Signatures:

C++

void free_timer(timer to_free)

C#

public static void SplashKit.FreeTimer(Timer toFree);

Python

def free_timer(to_free):

Pascal

procedure FreeTimer(toFree: Timer)

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Has Timer

Checks if SplashKit has a timer with the indicated name.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Return Type: Boolean

Signatures:

C++

bool has_timer(string name)

C#

public static bool SplashKit.HasTimer(string name);

Python

def has_timer__named(name):

Pascal

function HasTimer(name: String): Boolean

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Pause Timer

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Pause Timer (name: string)
• Pause Timer (to_pause: timer)

Pause Timer

Pause the timer, getting ticks from a paused timer will continue to return the same time.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Signatures:

C++

void pause_timer(string name)

C#

public static void SplashKit.PauseTimer(string name);

Python

def pause_timer__named(name):

Pascal

procedure PauseTimer(name: String)

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Pause Timer

Pause the timer, getting ticks from a paused timer will continue to return the same time.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_pause	Timer	The timer

Signatures:

C++

void pause_timer(timer to_pause)

C#

public void Timer.Pause();
public static void SplashKit.PauseTimer(Timer toPause);

Python

def pause_timer(to_pause):

Pascal

procedure PauseTimer(toPause: Timer)

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Reset Timer

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Reset Timer (name: string)
• Reset Timer (tmr: timer)

Reset Timer

Resets the named timer

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Signatures:

C++

void reset_timer(string name)

C#

public static void SplashKit.ResetTimer(string name);

Python

def reset_timer__named(name):

Pascal

procedure ResetTimer(name: String)

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Reset Timer

Resets the time of a given timer

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
tmr	Timer	The timer

Signatures:

C++

void reset_timer(timer tmr)

C#

public void Timer.Reset();
public static void SplashKit.ResetTimer(Timer tmr);

Python

def reset_timer(tmr):

Pascal

procedure ResetTimer(tmr: Timer)

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Resume Timer

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Resume Timer (name: string)
• Resume Timer (to_resume: timer)

Resume Timer

Resumes the named timer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Signatures:

C++

void resume_timer(string name)

C#

public static void SplashKit.ResumeTimer(string name);

Python

def resume_timer__named(name):

Pascal

procedure ResumeTimer(name: String)

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Resume Timer

Resumes a paused timer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_resume	Timer	The timer

Signatures:

C++

void resume_timer(timer to_resume)

C#

public void Timer.Resume();
public static void SplashKit.ResumeTimer(Timer toResume);

Python

def resume_timer(to_resume):

Pascal

procedure ResumeTimer(toResume: Timer)

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Start Timer

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Start Timer (name: string)
• Start Timer (to_start: timer)

Start Timer

Start a timer. The timer will then start recording the time that has passed. You can check how long has past since the timer was started using the Timer Ticks function.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Signatures:

C++

void start_timer(string name)

C#

public static void SplashKit.StartTimer(string name);

Python

def start_timer__named(name):

Pascal

procedure StartTimer(name: String)

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Start Timer

Start a timer. The timer will then start recording the time that has passed. You can check how long has past since the timer was started using the Timer Ticks function.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_start	Timer	The timer

Signatures:

C++

void start_timer(timer to_start)

C#

public void Timer.Start();
public static void SplashKit.StartTimer(Timer toStart);

Python

def start_timer(to_start):

Pascal

procedure StartTimer(toStart: Timer)

Usage:

See Implementations in Guides

• Modify PWM through button presses

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Stop Timer

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Stop Timer (name: string)
• Stop Timer (to_stop: timer)

Stop Timer

Stop the timer. The time is reset to 0 and you must recall start to begin the timer ticking again.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Signatures:

C++

void stop_timer(string name)

C#

public static void SplashKit.StopTimer(string name);

Python

def stop_timer__named(name):

Pascal

procedure StopTimer(name: String)

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Stop Timer

Stop the timer. The time is reset to 0 and you must recall start to begin the timer ticking again.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_stop	Timer	The timer

Signatures:

C++

void stop_timer(timer to_stop)

C#

public void Timer.Stop();
public static void SplashKit.StopTimer(Timer toStop);

Python

def stop_timer(to_stop):

Pascal

procedure StopTimer(toStop: Timer)

Usage:

See Implementations in Guides

• Modify PWM through button presses

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Timer Named

Get the timer created with the indicated name.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer to fetch

Return Type: Timer

Signatures:

C++

timer timer_named(string name)

C#

public static Timer SplashKit.TimerNamed(string name);

Python

def timer_named(name):

Pascal

function TimerNamed(name: String): Timer

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Timer Paused

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Timer Paused (name: string)
• Timer Paused (to_get: timer)

Timer Paused

Indicates if the timer is paused.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Return Type: Boolean

Signatures:

C++

bool timer_paused(string name)

C#

public static bool SplashKit.TimerPaused(string name);

Python

def timer_paused__named(name):

Pascal

function TimerPaused(name: String): Boolean

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Timer Paused

Indicates if the timer is paused.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_get	Timer	The timer

Return Type: Boolean

Signatures:

C++

bool timer_paused(timer to_get)

C#

public bool Timer.IsPaused { get }
public static bool SplashKit.TimerPaused(Timer toGet);

Python

def timer_paused(to_get):

Pascal

function TimerPaused(toGet: Timer): Boolean

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Timer Started

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Timer Started (name: string)
• Timer Started (to_get: timer)

Timer Started

Indicates if the timer is started.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the timer

Return Type: Boolean

Signatures:

C++

bool timer_started(string name)

C#

public static bool SplashKit.TimerStarted(string name);

Python

def timer_started__named(name):

Pascal

function TimerStarted(name: String): Boolean

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Timer Started

Indicates if the timer is started.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_get	Timer	The timer

Return Type: Boolean

Signatures:

C++

bool timer_started(timer to_get)

C#

public bool Timer.IsStarted { get }
public static bool SplashKit.TimerStarted(Timer toGet);

Python

def timer_started(to_get):

Pascal

function TimerStarted(toGet: Timer): Boolean

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Timer Ticks

Note

This function is overloaded. The following versions exist:

• Timer Ticks (name: string)
• Timer Ticks (to_get: timer)

Timer Ticks

Gets the number of ticks (milliseconds) that have passed since the timer was started/reset. When paused the timer’s ticks will not advance until the timer is once again resumed.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the Timer

Return Type: Unsigned Integer

Signatures:

C++

unsigned int timer_ticks(string name)

C#

public static uint SplashKit.TimerTicks(string name);

Python

def timer_ticks__named(name):

Pascal

function TimerTicks(name: String): Cardinal

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Timer Ticks

Gets the number of ticks (milliseconds) that have passed since the timer was started/reset. When paused the timer’s ticks will not advance until the timer is once again resumed.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
to_get	Timer	The timer

Return Type: Unsigned Integer

Signatures:

C++

unsigned int timer_ticks(timer to_get)

C#

public uint Timer.Ticks { get }
public static uint SplashKit.TimerTicks(Timer toGet);

Python

def timer_ticks(to_get):

Pascal

function TimerTicks(toGet: Timer): Cardinal

Usage:

See Implementations in Guides

• Modify PWM through button presses

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Types

Timer

Timers in SplashKit can be used to track the passing of time. In general you will create a timer, start it, then use it to track time by asking for the timer’s ticks (milliseconds).

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