timer.md

Timer

• Set up
• Start an event with a Timer

Set up

Determine interval

Property	Enabled
Interval (milliseconds)	Default (3000); Timer interval is in milliseconds

Determine how often you want the Timer to trigger an event

The Timer fires only once by default but you can set it to fire continuously by enabling a loop

Frequency	Use case	Enabled	Loops
Just once when app starts	Splash screen	true (default)	false (default)
Just once but after app starts	Loading data when opening a new screen	Set to falseinitially. Set to truewhen you want to start the Timer	false
Looping when app starts	Playing background music in a game	true (default)	true
Looping during certain intervals of the app	Collecting location data	Set to falseinitially. Set to truewhen you want to start the Timer and then falsewhen you want the looping to stop.	true

Starting the Timer

If 'enabled' is set to true, the Timer will trigger on its own when the app starts. If you want to start the timer at a later point in your app based on another event, you can set 'enabled' is set to true

Start an event with a Timer

You can start an event--such as opening a new Screen--when the Timer fires based on its given interval