How can I make a Day countdown timer in flash

Report · Apr 22, 2013

Here's my code, and below the code is the error message

// register function

addEventListener('enterFrame',daytimer_handler);

// calls repeatedly

function daytimer_handler(evt:Event):void{

// current date

var today:Date = new Date(2013, 4, 22);

// current Year

var currentYear = today.getFullYear(2013);

// current month

var currentMonth = today.getMonth(April);

// current day

var currentDay = today.getDate(Monday);// current time

var currentTime = today.getTime(12:00:00 PM);

// target date (5 days from now change to your need

var targetDate:Date = new Date(currentYear, currentMonth, currentDay+5);

var targetDay = targetDate.getTime(April/27/2013);

// time remaining

var timeLeft = targetDay-currentTime;

var sec = Math.floor(timeLeft/1000);

var min = Math.floor(sec/60);

var hours = Math.floor(min/60);

var days = Math.floor(hours/24);

// convert sec to string

sec = String(sec%60);

// if less than add a 0

if (sec.length<2) {

sec = "0"+sec;

}

min = String(min%60);

if (min.length<2) {

min = "0"+min;

}

hours = String(hours%24);

if (hours.length<2) {

hours = "0"+hours;

}

days = String(days);

if (timeLeft>0) {

// display day string

var dayCounter:String = days;

timer_display.text = dayCounter;

} else {

trace("Happy Birthday!");

var newTime:String = "0";

timer_display.text = newTime;

removeEventListener('enterFrame',daytimer_handler);

}

};

error message:

Description:

1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before colon.

Source:

var currentTime = today.getTime(12:00:00 PM)

Report · Apr 22, 2013

to be sure, that's a syntax error

if today is a date instance, use:

today.getTime();

Report · Apr 22, 2013

There are numerous syntax errors in your code, especially usage of Date methods - getFullYear, getMonth, etc. To begin with, this code should look like this:

import flash.events.Event;
// register function
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, daytimer_handler);
// calls repeatedly
function daytimer_handler(e:Event):void
{
// current date
          var today:Date = new Date(2013, 4, 22);
// current Year
          var currentYear = today.getFullYear();
// current month
          var currentMonth = today.getMonth();
// current day
          var currentDay = today.getDate(); // current time
          var currentTime = today.getTime();
// target date (5 days from now change to your need
          var targetDate:Date = new Date(currentYear, currentMonth, currentDay + 5);
          var targetDay = targetDate.getTime();
// time remaining
          var timeLeft = targetDay - currentTime;
          var sec = Math.floor(timeLeft / 1000);
          var min = Math.floor(sec / 60);
          var hours = Math.floor(min / 60);
          var days = Math.floor(hours / 24);
  
// convert sec to string
          sec = String(sec % 60);
  
// if less than add a 0
          if (sec.length < 2)
          {
                    sec = "0" + sec;
          }
  
          min = String(min % 60);
          if (min.length < 2)
          {
                    min = "0" + min;
          }
          hours = String(hours % 24);
          if (hours.length < 2)
          {
                    hours = "0" + hours;
          }
          days = String(days);
          if (timeLeft > 0)
          {
// display day string
                    var dayCounter:String = days;
                    timer_display.text = dayCounter;
          }
          else
          {
                    trace("Happy Birthday!");
                    var newTime:String = "0";
                    timer_display.text = newTime;
                    removeEventListener('enterFrame', daytimer_handler);
          }
}