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{{Server client function}}
{{Server function}}
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This function allows you to reset the elapsed time in existing timers to zero. The function does not reset the 'times to execute' count on timers which have a limited amout of repetitions.
This function allows you to reset the elapsed time in existing timers to zero. The function does not reset the 'times to execute' count on timers which have a limited amout of repetitions.
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bool resetTimer ( timer theTimer )
bool resetTimer ( timer theTimer )
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{{OOP||[[timer]]:reset||}}
===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''theTimer:''' The [[timer]] whose elapsed time you wish to reset.
*'''theTimer:''' The [[timer]] whose elapsed time you wish to reset.
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==Example==  
==Example==  
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--TODO
local timer = setTimer(example,3000,1)
 
function example()
  outputChatBox("3 seconds has passed.")
  resetTimer(timer)
end
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</syntaxhighlight>


==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Utility functions}}
{{Utility functions}}
[[Category:Needs_Example]]

Revision as of 07:02, 12 July 2014

This function allows you to reset the elapsed time in existing timers to zero. The function does not reset the 'times to execute' count on timers which have a limited amout of repetitions.

Syntax

bool resetTimer ( timer theTimer )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: 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

local timer = setTimer(example,3000,1)

function example()
   outputChatBox("3 seconds has passed.")
   resetTimer(timer)
end

See Also