dart:async

Timer class

A countdown timer that can be configured to fire once or repeatedly.

The timer counts down from the specified duration to 0. When the timer reaches 0, the timer invokes the specified callback function. Use a periodic timer to repeatedly count down the same interval.

A negative duration is treated the same as a duration of 0. If the duration is statically known to be 0, consider using run.

Frequently the duration is either a constant or computed as in the following example (taking advantage of the multiplication operator of the Duration class):

void main() {
  scheduleTimeout(5 * 1000); // 5 seconds.
}

Timer scheduleTimeout([int milliseconds = 10000]) =>
    Timer(Duration(milliseconds: milliseconds), handleTimeout);

void handleTimeout() {  // callback function
  // Do some work.
}

Note: If Dart code using Timer is compiled to JavaScript, the finest granularity available in the browser is 4 milliseconds.

See also:

• Stopwatch for measuring elapsed time.

Constructors

Timer(Duration duration, void callback())

factory

Creates a new timer.

Timer.periodic(Duration duration, void callback(Timer timer))

factory

Creates a new repeating timer.

Properties

hashCode → int

read-only, inherited

The hash code for this object.

isActive → bool

read-only

Returns whether the timer is still active.

runtimeType → Type

read-only, inherited

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

tick → int

read-only

The number of durations preceding the most recent timer event.

Methods

cancel() → void

Cancels the timer.

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

inherited

Invoked when a non-existent method or property is accessed.

toString() → String

inherited

A string representation of this object.

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

inherited

The equality operator.

Static Methods

run(void callback()) → void

Runs the given callback asynchronously as soon as possible.