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Reference for unit 'InterfaceBase' (#lcl)

TWidgetSet.CreateTimer

Creates a timer with the given callback method.

Declaration

Source position: interfacebase.pp line 171

public function TWidgetSet.CreateTimer(

Interval: Integer;

TimerProc: TWSTimerProc

):TLCLHandle; virtual; abstract;

Arguments

`Interval`		The timer interval before the callback is executed.
`TimerProc`		The callback method executed when the timer interval has elapsed.

Function result

The handle (or ID) for the timer. Zero on failure.

Description

Declared as an abstract virtual method in TWidgetSet. Must be implemented in a descendent class to use the platform-specific mechanism(s) required for the implementation.

Version info

Modified in LCL version 4.0 to use the TLCLHandle type instead of the deprecated THandle type in the return value.