Acrobat Javascript, How do you reset a timer?

[Luxurynightmares]

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?

[Bernd Alheit]

What does you mean with "spams the button" ?

[Luxurynightmares]

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.

[Bernd Alheit]

You can hide the button.

[Luxurynightmares]

Good idea, thank you sir!

[try67 · Accepted solution]

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 );

[Luxurynightmares]

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

[Luxurynightmares]

When I closed out the PDF and reopen it, it seems to get a javascript error that timer1 is not defined.  Any insight on why?

[try67]

Add a doc-level script with this code:

var timer1;

[Luxurynightmares]

Thank you