Timer Class Reference

Timer is a class that allows you to receive triggers at regular intervals. More...

#include <timer.h>

Inheritance diagram for Timer:

Public Member Functions
virtual void	stop ()=0
	Stop the timer.
Public Member Functions inherited from FObject
	FObject ()=default
	default constructor...
	FObject (const FObject &)
FObject &	operator= (const FObject &)
	overloads operator "=" as the reference assignment
virtual	~FObject ()
	destructor...
virtual FClassID	isA () const
	a local alternative to getFClassID ()
virtual bool	isA (FClassID s) const
	evaluates if the passed ID is of the FObject type
virtual bool	isTypeOf (FClassID s, bool=true) const
	evaluates if the passed ID is of the FObject type
int32	getRefCount ()
	returns the current interface reference count
FUnknown *	unknownCast ()
	get FUnknown interface from object
tresult	queryInterface (const TUID _iid, void **obj) SMTG_OVERRIDE
	please refer to FUnknown::queryInterface ()
uint32	addRef () SMTG_OVERRIDE
	please refer to FUnknown::addref ()
uint32	release () SMTG_OVERRIDE
	please refer to FUnknown::release ()
void	update (FUnknown *, int32) SMTG_OVERRIDE
	empty virtual method that should be overridden by derived classes for data updates upon changes
virtual void	addDependent (IDependent *dep)
	adds dependency to the object
virtual void	removeDependent (IDependent *dep)
	removes dependency from the object
virtual void	changed (int32 msg=kChanged)
	Inform all dependents, that the object has changed.
virtual void	deferUpdate (int32 msg=kChanged)
	Similar to triggerUpdates, except only delivered in idle (usefull in collecting updates).
virtual void	updateDone (int32)
	empty virtual method that should be overridden by derived classes
virtual bool	isEqualInstance (FUnknown *d)

Static Public Member Functions
static Timer *	create (ITimerCallback *callback, uint32 intervalMilliseconds)
	Create a timer with a given interval.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from FObject
static FClassID	getFClassID ()
	return Class ID as an ASCII string (statically)
static void	setUpdateHandler (IUpdateHandler *handler)
	set method for the local attribute
static IUpdateHandler *	getUpdateHandler ()
	get method for the local attribute
static bool	classIDsEqual (FClassID ci1, FClassID ci2)
	compares (evaluates) 2 class IDs
static FObject *	unknownToObject (FUnknown *unknown)
	pointer conversion from FUnknown to FObject
template<class Class >
static IPtr< Class >	fromUnknown (FUnknown *unknown)
	convert from FUnknown to FObject

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Attributes inherited from FObject
static const FUID	iid
	Special UID that is used to cast an FUnknown pointer to a FObject.
Protected Attributes inherited from FObject
int32	refCount = 1
	COM-model local reference count.
Static Protected Attributes inherited from FObject
static IUpdateHandler *	gUpdateHandler = nullptr

Detailed Description

Timer is a class that allows you to receive triggers at regular intervals.

Note: The timer class is an abstract base class with (hidden) platform specific subclasses.

Usage:

class TimerReceiver : public FObject, public ITimerCallback
{
    ...
    virtual void onTimer (Timer* timer)
    {
        // do stuff
    }
    ...
};

TimerReceiver* receiver =  new TimerReceiver ();
Timer* myTimer = Timer::create (receiver, 100); // interval: every 100ms

...
...

if (myTimer)
    myTimer->release ();
if (receiver)
    receiver->release ();

See Also

ITimerCallback

Member Function Documentation

Timer * create ( ITimerCallback *  callback, uint32  intervalMilliseconds  )

static

Create a timer with a given interval.

Parameters

callback	The receiver of the timer calls.
intervalMilliseconds	The timer interval in milliseconds.

Returns

The created timer if any, callers owns the timer. The timer starts immediately.

virtual void stop ( )

pure virtual

Stop the timer.