Defers the call to the deferredMethod( ) method for five seconds:

 


package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  import flash.utils.*;
  import flash.events.*;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){

        var timer:Timer = new Timer(5000, 1);
        timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, deferredMethod);
        timer.start(  );

    }
    function deferredMethod(event:TimerEvent):void {
          trace("on timer");
    }
  }
}

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Defers the call to the deferredMethod( ) method for five seconds: : Timer « Animation « Flash / Flex / ActionScript

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