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| + | The event '''on.timer''' is fired when a [[:Category:timer|timer]] is run (called periodically according to the period set in [[timer.start]]) |
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− | The event '''on.timer''' is fired when a [[:Category:timer|timer]] is run.
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− | By default, it has no argument, but you can pass gc to it for instance.
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| == Example == | | == Example == |
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− | Below is an example of a program that draws a line on the screen when the user resizes the window : | + | Below is an example of a program that displays a message for 1 second when a key is pressed. |
| <source lang="lua"> | | <source lang="lua"> |
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| </source> | | </source> |
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− | Check out the [http://www.inspired-lua.org/2011/05/linking-events/ the full explanation of this example] in the tutorials part. | + | Check out the [http://inspired-lua.org/index.php/2011/05/linking-events/ the full explanation of this example] in the tutorials part. |
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| [[Category:Events]] | | [[Category:Events]] |