Timer::forMillis()

Checks if the specified amount of milliseconds has passed since the method was first called. If the method is called for the first time, it initializes the start time.

Examples

TimerForMillis.java

import org.openpatch.scratch.*;
import org.openpatch.scratch.Timer;
 
public class TimerForMillis {
 
  public TimerForMillis() {
    Stage myStage = new Stage(600, 240);
    Timer myTimer = new Timer();
    myStage.display("Start!");
    myStage.wait(500);
    while (myTimer.forMillis(1000)) {
      myStage.display("Running...");
    }
    ;
    myStage.display("Stop!");
    myStage.wait(500);
    myStage.exit();
  }
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new TimerForMillis();
  }
}

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Syntax

Java

.forMillis(millis)

Parameters

Name	Data Type	Description
millis	int	the number of milliseconds to check against

Return

boolean