[CS3] Timer help required!

[dark link]

Hi all,

I've made a countdown timer for my game, once it reaches zero it goes to the next frame, thats all fine but my problem is this:

if you complete the level before the time is up, how can i stop the timer and display the remaining time in the following frame. Also it would be nice if i could take the remaining time, multiply it by 10 and display that as a final score.

This is the code i have for the time so you can see my method.

timer=120;
countdown=function(){
	timer--;
	if (timer==0){
		clearInterval(doCountdown);
		_parent.nextFrame();
	}
}

doCountdown=setInterval(countdown,1000);

Thanks for any help

Adam

[renderhjs]

1st use functions- they solve many design errors,
that beeing said I would group your code in a function and capture the time when you start the interval and use that timeStamp to compute the time that elapsed starting from then.

function startTimer(){
    _root.startTime = getTimer();
    timer=120;
    countdown=function(){
        timer--;
        if (timer==0){
            clearInterval(_root.doCountdown);
            _parent.nextFrame();
        }
    }
    
    _root.doCountdown=setInterval(countdown,1000);
}
function stopTimer(){
    clearInterval(_root.doCountdown);
    var timeDifference = (getTimer() - _root.startTime)/1000;//in seconds
    trace("score: "+int(timeDifference*10)+" pts");
    _parent.nextFrame();
} 

[dark link]

I don't fully understand the code i'm afraid,

I tried putting that code into my game but the following happened: the dynamic text box within the game level just displays "_level0.instance39.timer" and in the following results screen it displays "0"

[renderhjs]

the first function did what you showed us here before (I assume you understood that code at least), except that it stores the current flash running time in a variable called _root.startTime

the 2nd function (should be called when interrupting ) interrupts the interval,- calculates the time difference and traces it.

I havent tested the code in flash so changes might be that you need to debug it but it looks ok to me.

[M4R7IN]

it works fine in flash for me

[renderhjs]

maybe he does not know how to use functions -_-

in that case read the manual:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/a...ionary373.html
http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/flash/intro_func_bc/