Android Question Timers

Paul Boyle

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Hi

I have an app with multiple games, each with a button the main activity/page. One requires a timer, so that when this games button (eg. btn_MyGame) is pressed it starts that game's activity and the timer is started.

I'm wondering how to start the timer when btn_MyGame is pressed and show the time elapsed on a label within the MyGame activity.

So after 3 mins of playing MyGame the label would read: Session Time 0h 3m

I know very little about timers (obviously).

Any help appreciated.

Many Thanks.

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Paul Boyle

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What data type is the variable for storing the current time.

Dim Timer01 as Timer
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If FirstTime = True Then
Timer01.Initialize("Timer01",1000)
End If

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If Timer01.Enabled = False Then
Timer01.Enabled = True
End If
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Dim StartTime as ???????

Dim GameTime as ??????

GameTime = DateTime.Now - StartTime
 
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Paul Boyle

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Thanks

Anyone got any handy code for displaying Hrs, mins & secs in a label.


This errors out.

DateTime.TimeFormat = "HH:mm:ss"

lng_GameTime = DateTime.Now - lng_StartTime01
lng_GameTime =DateTime.Time(lng_GameTime)

lbl_Timer.Text = lng_GameTime


Or is it better to use the Mod math function?
 
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mangojack

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What was the error message ?? majority of times it will point directly to the problem .

try this ..
B4X:
Dim lngStartTime, lngEndTime, lngGameTime As Long  
lngStartTime = DateTime.Now
'.............
'...... game over
lngEndTime = DateTime.Now + 62000 '...  @@@ for example only ! .. add 1m:02sec)
lngGameTime = lngEndTime - lngStartTime

DateTime.TimeFormat = "HH:mm:ss"  
Log (DateTime.Time(lngGameTime))
 
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Paul Boyle

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Thanks a lot. I have the below code which works but for one thing.

B4X:
Sub Timer01_Tick
   
    lng_GameTime = DateTime.Now - lng_StartTime01
   
    DateTime.TimeFormat = "HH:mm:ss"
   
    lbl_Timer.Text=  DateTime.Time(lng_GameTime)
   

End Sub

lbl_Timer.Text starts up as 01:00:00 instead of 00:00:00, which is probably down to summer/winter time zone. Is there a way to determine if its +/- 1hr ?

Thanks.
 
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