Timer.cancel problem

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#1

I am trying to to cancel my timer when the ball is tapped but it’s not working , and I’ve tried multiple ways .

function timerDown() timeLimit = timeLimit-1 timeLeft.text = timeLimit if(timeLimit==0)then storyboard.gotoScene("maxtime", "fade", 400) end end timer.performWithDelay(1000,timerDown,timeLimit) function onBallTap( event ) timer.cancel( timer ) storyboard.gotoScene("restart", "fade", 400) end function scene:enterScene(event) Ball:addEventListener( "tap", onBallTap ) end function scene:exitScene(event) Ball:removeEventListener( "tap", onBallTap ) end
#2

Have you tried actually applying the  timer tag to the timer call itself? Because right now, it’s an anonymous timer with no tag associated with it. I think you want to do something like:

local timer timer=timer.performWithDelay(1000,timerDown,timeLimit)
#3

I do this.

local timerrr = timer.performWithDelay( 1000, timerDown, timeLimit ) timer.cancel(timerrr)
#4

good point @infisnyp, you can’t use  timer as a tag as it overwrites the entire  timer.* API. Using something unique besides  timer as the tag is the best bet.

#5

Have you tried actually applying the  timer tag to the timer call itself? Because right now, it’s an anonymous timer with no tag associated with it. I think you want to do something like:

local timer timer=timer.performWithDelay(1000,timerDown,timeLimit)
#6

I do this.

local timerrr = timer.performWithDelay( 1000, timerDown, timeLimit ) timer.cancel(timerrr)
#7

good point @infisnyp, you can’t use  timer as a tag as it overwrites the entire  timer.* API. Using something unique besides  timer as the tag is the best bet.