How to create a count up timer...

[csclark0530]

This is the code I have for a count down timer in days, hours, minutes, and seconds but I would just like a timer that counts up from 0 until what ever number I would like and I would like to be able to control the pace....any ideas?

var targetDate:Date = new Date(2012,3,5,13);

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

function loop(e:Event):void

{

    var nowDate:Date = new Date();

    var ms:Number = targetDate.getTime() - nowDate.getTime();

    var sec:Number = Math.floor(ms/1000);

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

    var hr:Number = Math.floor(min/60);

    var day:Number = Math.floor(hr/24);

    sec = sec % 60;

    min = min % 60;

    hr = hr % 24;

    daytxt.text = day.toString();

    hrtxt.text = (hr < 10) ? "0" + hr.toString() : hr.toString();

    mintxt.text = (min < 10) ? "0" + min.toString() : min.toString();

    sectxt.text = (sec < 10) ? "0" + sec.toString() : sec.toString();

[robdillon]

Here's an extremely simple counter that will count up from 0 at a rate of one second. It just uses a Timer object.

import flash.utils.Timer;

import flash.events.TimerEvent;

var upCounter:int = 0;

var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000,0);

myTimer.addEventListener("timer", timerHandler);

myTimer.start();

function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void

{

          trace(upCounter);

          upCounter++;

}

[csclark0530]

if I upload that to a website will it count up continuously?

[robdillon]

Yes. If you want to have it start based on some event, then put the line "myTimer.start();" in a function.

[tksinthecity2]

Hi,

i'm trying to adapt this code for my count-up timer. i need a counter that ticks up every two seconds.

i pasted the code below into a keyframe in flash. i then put a text field with a zero in it on the stage. when i test the movie, i see a flickering zero.

what am i doing wrong?!

thanks in advance,

thomas

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import flash.utils.Timer;

import flash.events.TimerEvent;

var upCounter:int = 0;

var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(2000,7500);

myTimer.addEventListener("timer", timerHandler);

myTimer.start(1);

function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void

{

          trace(upCounter);

          upCounter++;

}

[robdillon]

change

myTimer.start(1);

to

myTimer.start();

The start function takes no arguments.