user input not syncing with countdown timer

[sarah-li]

Hi guys,

i made a count down timer with a user input area.when you run the swf file it works well for seconds only but if you add minutes and/or hours to the input area, the counter doesnt stop when it gets to the inputed time,instead it continues with 61, 62......and so on. i have been trying to make it sync with the inputed time but it doesnt. i really don't know what i am doing wrongly thats why i have come here for help.
i named the input box: Time_txt, the dynamic countdown textbox is named: myText and a start button named Start_btn.


thanks
sarah

the code is below,the .fla file is above 300kb



import flash.events.Event;
stop();

var SelectedTime:int = Number(Time_txt.text);
var timer:Timer = new Timer(1000, SelectedTime);
Start_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, StartTimer);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, countdown);

function StartTimer(e:MouseEvent):void {
timer.start();
trace(SelectedTime);
}
function countdown(event:TimerEvent) {
var totalSecondsLeft:Number = SelectedTime + timer.currentCount;
trace(timer.currentCount);
if (Number(Time_txt.text) == totalSecondsLeft - 1) {
timer.stop(); (gotoAndStop(2));
} else {
myText.text = timeFormat(totalSecondsLeft);
}
}
function timeFormat(seconds:Number):String {
var hours:int;
var minutes:int;
//var seconds:int;
var sHours:String;
var sMinutes:String;
var sSeconds:String;
if (seconds > 59) {
minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
sMinutes = String(minutes);
sSeconds = String(seconds / 60);
}
if (minutes > 59) {
hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
sHours = String(hours);
sMinutes = String(minutes % 60);
}

if (minutes > 59) {
hours = Math.floor(minutes / 24);
sHours = String(hours);
sMinutes = String(minutes % 24);
}

else {
sHours = String(hours);
sMinutes = String(minutes);
sSeconds = String(seconds);
}
if (sSeconds.length == 1) {
sSeconds = "0" + sSeconds;
}

if (sMinutes.length == 1) {
sMinutes = "0" + sMinutes;
}

if (sHours.length == 1) {
sHours = "0" + sHours;
}

return sHours + ":" + sMinutes + ":" + sSeconds;
}

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

This might help you get sorted a bit more,

var days:Number = 0;
var hours:Number = 0;
var minutes:Number = 0;
var seconds:Number = 0;

Start_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, startTimer);

var timer:Timer;

function startTimer(e:MouseEvent):void
{
    timer = new Timer(1000);
    timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, clock);
    timer.start();
}

function clock(e:TimerEvent):void
{
    seconds +=  1;
    if (seconds > 59)
    {
        minutes +=  1;
        seconds = 0;
    }
    if (minutes > 59)
    {
        minutes = 0;
        hours +=  1;
    }
    if (hours > 23)
    {
        hours = 0;
        days +=  1;
    }
    timeText.text = String(numberFill(days) + days + ":" + numberFill(hours) + hours + ":" + numberFill(minutes) + minutes + ":" + numberFill(seconds) + seconds);
}

function numberFill(val:Number):String
{
    if (val < 10)
    {
        return "0";
    }
    else
    {
        return "";
    }
} 

I havent used the input text, perhaps you can incorporate that.
You will need to decipher whether the input is minutes seconds or hours or even days, then make your timer stop and do you explosion or whatever you wish to happen

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

or even more like so,

var days:Number = 0;
var hours:Number = 0;
var minutes:Number = 0;
var seconds:Number = 0;

var count:Number;

Start_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, startTimer);

var timer:Timer;

function startTimer(e:MouseEvent):void
{
    timer = new Timer(1000);
    timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, clock);
    timer.start();
}

function clock(e:TimerEvent):void
{
    count = timer.currentCount;
    seconds = Math.floor(count % 60);
    minutes = Math.floor(count / 60);
    hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
    days = Math.floor(hours / 24);

    timeText.text = String(numberFill(days) + days + ":" + numberFill(hours) + hours + ":" + numberFill(minutes) + minutes + ":" + numberFill(seconds) + seconds);
}

function numberFill(val:Number):String
{
    if (val < 10)
    {
        return "0";
    }
    else
    {
        return "";
    }
} 

[sarah-li]

Hello fruitbeard, you know the initial challenge i had was to make the input text sync with the countdown timer.mine actually worked for seconds but didnt sync for minutes and hours. thats actually my challenge.All i need is for the sync to occur between the input text and countdown for seconds,minutes and hours,then i can take it from there.thanks

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

I've given you the code to do so in post #1, what you need to do is tell the timer whether the input is seconds, minutes or hours.

You original timer continued counting after 59 seconds, example, it continued with seconds: 61, 62 , 63 and so on.

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

Mess around with this.

[sarah-li]

Hi,

Thanks again FruitBeard.I get the picture.I think I can customize this to suit my program.