User Guide

timeoutList 1041
See also
milliseconds, period, persistent, target, timeout(), timeoutHandler
timeoutHandler
Usage
timeoutObject.timeoutHandler
Description
System property; represents the name of the handler that will receive timeout messages from the
given
timeoutObject. Its value is a symbol, such as #timeExpiredHandler. The
timeoutHandler is always a handler within the timeout object’s target object, or in a movie
script if the timeout object has no
target specified.
This property can be tested and set.
Example
This statement displays the timeoutHandler of the timeout object Quiz Timer in the
Message window:
put timeout("Quiz Timer").timeoutHandler
See also
target, timeout(), timeoutList
timeoutList
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.timeoutList
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.timeoutList;
Description
Movie property; a linear list containing all currently active timeout objects. Read-only.
Use the
forget() method to delete a timeout object.
Timeout objects are added to the
timeoutList with the new() method.
Example
This statement deletes the third timeout object from the timeout list:
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.timeoutList[3].forget()
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.timeoutList[3].forget();
See also
forget() (Window), Movie, new(), forget() (Timeout), timeout()