ResetTimer

2025-08-24T09:15:41Z

Gallardo956: I've tested many timers that have a limited number of repeats with a range of 5,000 ms and a limited repeat of 1 time, and it works, so it can lead many people astray.

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
This function allows you to reset the value of the elapsed time in existing timers. The function resets the "execution time" value for timers with a limited number of repetitions.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool resetTimer ( timer theTimer )
</syntaxhighlight>
{{OOP||[[timer]]:reset||}}
===Required Arguments===
*'''theTimer:''' The [[timer]] whose elapsed time you wish to reset.

===Returns===
Returns ''true'' if the timer was successfully reset, ''false'' otherwise.

==Example==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
-- This example shows how you can reset timer by using /rtimer command.

local timerElement = false

function timerFunction()
print("Timer function executed at "..getTickCount())
end
timerElement = setTimer(timerFunction, 3000, 0)

function timerResetCommand()
local validTimer = isTimer(timerElement)

if validTimer then
print("Timer has been resetted.")
resetTimer(timerElement)
end
end
addCommandHandler("rtimer", timerResetCommand)
</syntaxhighlight>

==See Also==
{{Utility functions}}

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