Timer
Set up
Property | Enabled |
Interval (milliseconds) | Default ( |
The Timer fires only once by default but you can set it to fire continuously by enabling a loop
Frequency | Use case | Enabled | Loops |
Just once when app starts | Splash screen |
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Just once but after app starts | Loading data when opening a new screen | Set to |
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Looping when app starts | Playing background music in a game |
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Looping during certain intervals of the app | Collecting location data | Set to |
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If 'enabled' is set to true, the Timer will trigger on its own when the app starts. If you want to start the timer at a later point in your app based on another event, you can set 'enabled' is set to true
You can start an event--such as opening a new Screen--when the Timer fires based on its given interval
