gre.timer set timeout

February 22, 2021 16:37

gre.timer_set_timeout(
    function,
    timeout
)

This function creates a one-shot timer which fires after "timeout" milliseconds and then executes "function"

Parameters: function The function to be called when the timer fires timeout The time in milliseconds before the timer should fire Returns: A piece of lightuserdata which serves as an identifier for the timer Example:

local idval = {}
function cb_func()
    print("CB FUNC HAS BEEN CALLED")
end

--Call cb_func after 1 second
function cb_set_timeout()
    idval = gre.timer_set_timeout(cb_func, 1000)
end