B4A Library MLTimer library

This is an unfinished library. It will include more as time goes on, but I wanted to release the first version now because of the needs of Merlin2049.

This is version 1.0 and only includes a countdown timer. A demo project is inside the zip file. Extract the files and copy the MLTime.jar and MLTime.xml to your additional libraries directory.


MLTime
Author: Jem Miller - Missing Link Software
Version: 1

• MLCountDownTimer
  Events:
  • onFinish ( As )
  • onTick (Remaining as Long As )
  Fields:
  • isPaused As Boolean
  Methods:
  • IsInitialized As Boolean
  • Pause
    Pauses the countdown timer
  • Resume
    Resumes the countdown timer from where it left off
  • Start (Millisec As Long, Interval As Long, EventName As String)
    Starts a countdown timer
    MiliSec - Total time for the countdown in milliseconds
    Interval - Amount of time between updates in milliseconds
    EventName - The name of the event to use (Time_onTick for example)
    Example using mltime as the Dim'ed class name
    mltime.Start(60000,1000) will start a countdown timer for 60 seconds and will fire the onTick event every 1 second
    This method triggers 2 events that you can use. Assuming you initialize the class with the event name of Time, they would look like this :
    Time_onTick(Remaining as Long)
    Remaining is the countdown time remaining until done in milliseconds
    Time_onFinish
    This event fires when the countdown is finished
  • Stop
    Stops the countdown timer

Version 1.0 - First release
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[merlin2049er]

You've bundled the wrong test app (MLStrings). Is there a method to initializing the timer.

 

[sanjibnanda]

You've bundled the wrong test app (MLStrings). Is there a method to initializing the timer.

very true, the app is about MLStr - perhaps, some one new , but still a welcome!

 

[HotShoe]

Oh good grief... I have uploaded the new package. Nothing has changed but the test project.

Thanks guys,

--- Jem

 

[HotShoe]

You've bundled the wrong test app (MLStrings). Is there a method to initializing the timer.

The Start method initializes everything with the values you pass.

--- Jem

 

[merlin2049er]

Thanks! This helps a lot. I guess you can pass the time format? "mm:ss.ms" ?

 

[slugger]

Hello,

thanks for this library.

I am trying it right now but it seems to me no matter what Eventname I pass in the Start method the library always expect it to be "cd".

If I try to use another one the Tick event never occur.

Something like this:

Dim cdRipp22 As MLCountDownTimer

cdRipp22.Start(120000,100,"cdRipp22")

Sub cdRipp22_onTick(Remaining As Long)
    Log("="&Remaining)
End Sub

If I change "cdRipp22" into "cd" as in your example everything works ok.

 

[slugger]

Another thing.

The on_finish event, which should occur when the countdown is finished, is also called when the Pause method is invoked.

 

[HotShoe]

Another thing.

The on_finish event, which should occur when the countdown is finished, is also called when the Pause method is invoked.

Thanks, I'll look at both of these tonight.

--- Jem