Timer

Adding Timers to your app
Create a Timer
You can add a Timer to your app from the Blocks tab of your Thunkable project. Under the App Features header, click the ⊕ icon next to Timers to add a Timer to your app.
Properties
The Timer's properties are initially set when you add a Timer to your project. 
Property
Description
Data Type
Interval
How regularly the Timer fires, in seconds or milliseconds
Number
Count Up
Toggle whether the Timer's time blocks return the current time as counted up from 0 or counted down from the interval duration
True/False
Loops
Toggle whether the Timer will start again once it has fired
True/False
Enabled
Toggle whether the Timer is active in your app
True/False
Edit or Delete a Timer
You will see the Timers you have added to your app underneath the Timers section of your blocks. To edit the properties after the fact or delete a timer, click the gear icon next to the Timer's name in the left panel of the Blocks tab. 
Blocks
Events
When Timer Fires
Set something to happen when the Timer fires.
Functions
Start Timer
Starts the Timer.
Stop Timer
Stops the Timer.
Property Blocks
Get time in seconds
If Count Up is false, returns remaining time from the Timer's interval in seconds.
If Count Up is true, returns elapsed time from the Timer's interval in seconds.
Get time in milliseconds
If Count Up is false, returns remaining time from the Timer's interval in milliseconds.
If Count Up is true, returns elapsed time from the Timer's interval in milliseconds.
Set Interval
Set interval of Timer in milliseconds.
Get Interval of Timer
Returns interval of Timer in milliseconds
Set Count Up
Set whether Count Up is enabled for this Timer.
Get Count Up
Returns true or false value for whether Count Up is enabled for this Timer.
Set Loops

If Loops = true, the timer will reset itself after it fires. If your interval is 10 seconds, the Timer will fire every 10 seconds.‌
If Loops = false, the timer will finish its current interval if it is in the middle of one, and will no longer fire. If your interval is 10s, the timer will finish its current 10 second interval, fire, and then stop.
Get Loops
Returns true or false value for whether Loops is enabled for this Timer.
Set Enabled
Set whether the Timer is enabled.
Get Enabled
Returns true or false value for whether this Timer is enabled.

Property	Description	Data Type
Interval	How regularly the Timer fires, in seconds or milliseconds	Number
Count Up	Toggle whether the Timer's time blocks return the current time as counted up from 0 or counted down from the interval duration	True/False
Loops	Toggle whether the Timer will start again once it has fired	True/False
Enabled	Toggle whether the Timer is active in your app	True/False

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