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Acrobat Javascript, How do you reset a timer?

My script is this:

this.getField("TextField").display = display.visible;

app.setTimeOut ('this.getField("TextField").display = display.hidden;', 9000 );

This works fine as it will show the text field and hide it after 9 seconds. But if a user spams the button it does not work so well.

Is there a way to reset the timer if someone spams the button?

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Yes, this is possible, and is explained in the samples of the setTimeOut method.

Here's an example:

if (timer1!=null) app.clearTimeOut(timer1);
timer1 = app.setTimeOut('this.getField("TextField").display = display.hidden;', 9000 );

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Yes, this is possible, and is explained in the samples of the setTimeOut method.

Here's an example:

if (timer1!=null) app.clearTimeOut(timer1);
timer1 = app.setTimeOut('this.getField("TextField").display = display.hidden;', 9000 );

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You're a genius! This exactly answers my question. Thank you so much!

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What does you mean with "spams the button" ?

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By "spams the button" I mean if the user rapidly and repeatedly clicks on the button.

For instance, if a user rapidly pressed the button 10 times, my script will just keep adding 9 seconds 10 times.

I would like the timer to reset if someone presses the button while the timer is still going.

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You can hide the button.

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