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kasterni
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November 29, 2017
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Can't make countdown work?

  • November 29, 2017
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Doing a project and having some doubts. As yesterday I asked around something and I got to know a lot of new things I didn't thought before and as I'm still learning, I'm now trying to make a 10 minute countdown.

My question is not exactly for you to solve my problem, but how I can understand how to make it work based on what I know for now!

I've used some codes from forums and other youtube tutorials and random links I found on google (some of them outdated). But I can't make it work. I've tried with an empty textbox with a instance name I call on my code, it doesn't work. I've tried to make also a textbox with some other kind of code based on a date countdown I found... Also doesn't work.

I'm using Adobe Animate but I think I'm doing a wrong approach.

Am I doing something wrong? I have like more than 10 tabs opened with this question... Which kind of script I need to make it work?

Can you teach me the difference between these scripts?

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Correct answer kglad

var time_duration_ms:int = 10*60*1000;

var startTime:Number;

startTimer()

function startTimer():void{

startTime = new Date().time;

this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,timeF);

}

function timeF(e:Event):void{

// display whatever - ? format_as timeF(new Date.time-startTime);  // define format_as_timeF

if(new Date().time>=startTime+time_duration_ms){

this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,timeF);

endTimer()

}

}

function endTimer():void{

// do whatever

}

5 replies

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Community Expert
Nick GioiaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2017

Try this tutorial. Adobe Flash Tutorial - Count Down Timer - YouTube

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ClayUUID
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November 30, 2017

You have failed to mention whether you're working on an AS3 or Canvas project.

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 29, 2017

var time_duration_ms:int = 10*60*1000;

var startTime:Number;

startTimer()

function startTimer():void{

startTime = new Date().time;

this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,timeF);

}

function timeF(e:Event):void{

// display whatever - ? format_as timeF(new Date.time-startTime);  // define format_as_timeF

if(new Date().time>=startTime+time_duration_ms){

this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,timeF);

endTimer()

}

}

function endTimer():void{

// do whatever

}

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kasterniAuthor
Participant
November 29, 2017

Thank you so much!

But I still can't make it work as I don't know how to properly manipulate that...

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2017

what can't you get to work?

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