Timer count up

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#1

I have a timer that goes down . But how do I get one that counts up ?

timer countdown

local timeLimit = 30 timeLeft = display.newText(timeLimit, 160, 20, native.systemFontBold, 24) timeLeft:setTextColor(255,0,0) function timerDown() timeLimit = timeLimit-1 timeLeft.text = timeLimit if(timeLimit==0)then display.remove(timeLeft) timer.cancel(timerr) storyboard.gotoScene("maxtime", "fade", 400) end end timerr = timer.performWithDelay(1000,timerDown,timeLimit)
#2

What about you just put a + sign?

timeLimit = timeLimit +1

#3

I tried that but it still counts down

#4

Just try:

local timeLimit = 30 local currentTime = 0 local timerUpTimer local currentTimeText = display.newText(timeLimit, 160, 20, native.systemFontBold, 24) currentTimeText:setTextColor(255,0,0) local function timerUp() currentTime = currentTime + 1 currentTimeText.text = currentTime if currentTime \>= timeLimit then display.remove(currentTimeText) timer.cancel(timerUpTimer) storyboard.gotoScene("maxtime", "fade", 400) end end timerUpTimer = timer.performWithDelay(1000, timerUp, 0)

Like that you can cancel the timer from the outside or when the timeLimit is reached.

#5

That one show the timeLimit at the top of the screen and it makes my app bug

#6

Well, slight mistake on my side:

local timeLimit = 30 local currentTime = 0 local timerUpTimer local currentTimeText = display.newText(currentTime, 160, 20, native.systemFontBold, 24) currentTimeText:setTextColor(255,0,0) local function timerUp() currentTime = currentTime + 1 currentTimeText.text = currentTime if currentTime \>= timeLimit then display.remove(currentTimeText) timer.cancel(timerUpTimer) storyboard.gotoScene("maxtime", "fade", 400) end end timerUpTimer = timer.performWithDelay(1000, timerUp, 0)

Concerning the bug, I think it relates to how other stuff in your scene is set up.

Because if I run this code (excluded the storyboard call), it runs perfectly fine.

#7

yea I fixed it . Thanks a lot

#8

What about you just put a + sign?

timeLimit = timeLimit +1

#9

I tried that but it still counts down

#10

Just try:

local timeLimit = 30 local currentTime = 0 local timerUpTimer local currentTimeText = display.newText(timeLimit, 160, 20, native.systemFontBold, 24) currentTimeText:setTextColor(255,0,0) local function timerUp() currentTime = currentTime + 1 currentTimeText.text = currentTime if currentTime \>= timeLimit then display.remove(currentTimeText) timer.cancel(timerUpTimer) storyboard.gotoScene("maxtime", "fade", 400) end end timerUpTimer = timer.performWithDelay(1000, timerUp, 0)

Like that you can cancel the timer from the outside or when the timeLimit is reached.

#11

That one show the timeLimit at the top of the screen and it makes my app bug

#12

Well, slight mistake on my side:

local timeLimit = 30 local currentTime = 0 local timerUpTimer local currentTimeText = display.newText(currentTime, 160, 20, native.systemFontBold, 24) currentTimeText:setTextColor(255,0,0) local function timerUp() currentTime = currentTime + 1 currentTimeText.text = currentTime if currentTime \>= timeLimit then display.remove(currentTimeText) timer.cancel(timerUpTimer) storyboard.gotoScene("maxtime", "fade", 400) end end timerUpTimer = timer.performWithDelay(1000, timerUp, 0)

Concerning the bug, I think it relates to how other stuff in your scene is set up.

Because if I run this code (excluded the storyboard call), it runs perfectly fine.

#13

yea I fixed it . Thanks a lot