godot/doc/classes/Timer.xml

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<class name="Timer" inherits="Node" category="Core" version="3.0.3">
	<brief_description>
		A countdown timer.
	</brief_description>
	<description>
		Counts down a specified interval and emits a signal on reaching 0. Can be set to repeat or "one shot" mode.
	</description>
	<tutorials>
	</tutorials>
	<demos>
	</demos>
	<methods>
		<method name="is_stopped" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="bool">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns [code]true[/code] if the timer is stopped.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="start">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<description>
				Starts the timer. This also resets the remaining time to [code]wait_time[/code].
				Note: this method will not resume a paused timer. See [method set_paused].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="stop">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<description>
				Stop (cancel) the Timer.
			</description>
		</method>
	</methods>
	<members>
		<member name="autostart" type="bool" setter="set_autostart" getter="has_autostart">
			If [code]true[/code], Timer will automatically start when entering the scene tree. Default value: [code]false[/code].
		</member>
		<member name="one_shot" type="bool" setter="set_one_shot" getter="is_one_shot">
			If [code]true[/code], Timer will stop when reaching 0. If [code]false[/code], it will restart. Default value: [code]false[/code].
		</member>
		<member name="paused" type="bool" setter="set_paused" getter="is_paused">
			If [code]true[/code], the timer is paused and will not process until it is unpaused again, even if [method start] is called.
		</member>
		<member name="process_mode" type="int" setter="set_timer_process_mode" getter="get_timer_process_mode" enum="Timer.TimerProcessMode">
			Processing mode. Uses TIMER_PROCESS_* constants as value.
		</member>
		<member name="time_left" type="float" setter="" getter="get_time_left">
			The timer's remaining time in seconds. Returns 0 if the timer is inactive.
		</member>
		<member name="wait_time" type="float" setter="set_wait_time" getter="get_wait_time">
			Wait time in seconds.
		</member>
	</members>
	<signals>
		<signal name="timeout">
			<description>
				Emitted when the Timer reaches 0.
			</description>
		</signal>
	</signals>
	<constants>
		<constant name="TIMER_PROCESS_PHYSICS" value="0" enum="TimerProcessMode">
			Update the Timer during the physics step at each frame (fixed framerate processing).
		</constant>
		<constant name="TIMER_PROCESS_IDLE" value="1" enum="TimerProcessMode">
			Update the Timer during the idle time at each frame.
		</constant>
	</constants>
</class>