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See also
duplicateMovieClip function, duplicateMovieClip
(MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip method), attachMovie (MovieClip.attachMovie
method), removeMovieClip (MovieClip.removeMovieClip method),
createEmptyMovieClip (MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip method)
setInterval function
setInterval(functionName:Object, interval:Number [, param1:Object, param2,
..., paramN]) : Number setInterval(objectName:Object, methodName:String,
interval:Number [, param1:Object, param2, ..., paramN]) : Number
Calls a function or a method or an object at periodic intervals while a SWF file plays. You can
use an interval function to update variables from a database or to update a time display.
If interval is greater than the SWF file's frame rate, the interval function is only called each
time the playhead enters a frame; this minimizes the impact each time the screen is refreshed.
Note: In Flash Lite 2.0, the interval passed into this method is ignored if it is less than the
SWF file's frame rate and the interval function is called on the SWF file's frame rate interval
only. If the interval is greater than the SWF file's frame rate, the event is called on the next
frame after the interval has elapsed.
Parameters
functionName:Object - A function name or a reference to an anonymous function.
interval:Number - The time in milliseconds between calls to the functionName or
methodName parameter.
param:Object [optional] - Parameters passed to the functionName or methodName
parameter. Multiple parameters should be separated by commas: param1,param2,
...,paramN
objectName:Object - An object containing the method methodName.
methodName:String - A method of objectName .
Returns
Number - An identifying integer that you can pass to clearInterval() to cancel the interval.
Example
Usage 1: The following example calls an anonymous function every 1000 milliseconds (1
second).
setInterval( function(){ trace("interval called"); }, 1000 );
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