Timer: Timer handle

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Timer handle

Description

Returned by set_timeout() and set_interval().

Public fields

delay

Delay (or interval) in seconds.

repeating

Does the timer repeat?

due

Clock time of the next run.

callback

Function called when the timer fires.

active

Is the timer still scheduled?

runs

How many times the timer has fired.

Methods

Public methods

• Timer$new()

• Timer$cancel()

• Timer$print()

• Timer$clone()

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Timer$new()

Create a timer (use set_timeout() instead).

Usage

Timer$new(delay, callback, repeating, now)

Arguments

delay

Seconds.

callback

Function.

repeating

Logical.

now

Current clock time.

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Timer$cancel()

Stop the timer.

Usage

Timer$cancel()

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Timer$print()

Print the timer.

Usage

Timer$print(...)

Arguments

...

Ignored.

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Timer$clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

Timer$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

termr documentation built on Oct. 21, 2026, 5:13 p.m.