Timers

Timers are used for delayed execution or even regular execution of a code.

setTimer function

Triggers a callback once an amount of milliseconds pass. Can be repeated any amount of times. Use zero for infinite interval. Returns an integer representing a timer handle that you can use to stop it.

Syntax:

int setTimer( function callback, int milliseconds, int repeat )

Example:

setTimer(function()
    print("Hello")
end, 5000, 5)

killTimer function

Use a timer handle returned from the setTimer function to stop a timer.

Syntax:

killTimer( int handle )

Example:

local timer = setTimer(doStuff, 1000, 1)
killTimer(timer)