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CreateTimerEx

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Creates a timer with an argument list.

[top]Declaration

<code cpp>
VAULTSCRIPT vaultmp::Timer (*CreateTimerEx)(vaultmp::Function, vaultmp::Interval, std::string, ...);
native CreateTimerEx(const func{}, interval, const def{}, {Fixed,Float,_}:...);
</code>

[top]Parameters

vaultmp::Function (C++ only) - the function of the timer
func (PAWN only) - the name of the timer's function
vaultmp::Interval - the timer interval in milliseconds
def - the parameter list of the function. This is a string containing a sequence of:
  • i - Integer (4 byte)
  • l - Long integer (8 byte)
  • f - Floating-point (8 byte)
  • s - String (const char*)

... - the arguments. Must match the previously defined definition.

[top]Return value

Returns a vaultmp::Timer referring to the newly created timer.

[top]Usage example (C++)

<code cpp>
vaultmp::Result VAULTSCRIPT MyTimer(unsigned int a, unsigned int b, const char* c)
{
// Timer function
return 0;
}
void VAULTSCRIPT exec()
{
CreateTimerEx(reinterpret_cast<Function>(&MyTimer) , 5000, "iis", 1, 2, "www.vaultmp.com");
}
</code>

[top]Usage example (PAWN)

<code c>
forward MyTimer(a, b, const c{});
public MyTimer(a, b, const c{})
{
// Timer function
return 0;
}
main()
{
CreateTimerEx("MyTimer", 5000, "iis", 1, 2, "www.vaultmp.com");
}
</code>

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