.. hoc:class:: Timer
Syntax:
``timer = new Timer("stmt")``
Description:
Execute "stmt" at the end of each interval specified by timer.seconds(interval).
The timer must be started and can be stopped.
A Timer is used to implement the :menuselection:`NEURON Main Menu --> Tools --> MovieRun` in
:file:`nrn/lib/hoc/movierun.hoc`
Example:
.. code-block::
none
load_file("nrngui.hoc")
objref timer
timer = new Timer("p()")
invl = .2
nstep = 10
proc p() {local x
istep += 1
tt = startsw() - t0
print istep, tt
if (istep >= nstep) {
timer.end()
}
doNotify()
}
proc begin() {
istep = 0
timer.seconds(invl)
t0 = startsw()
tt = 0
timer.start()
}
xpanel("Timer Demo")
xbutton("Start", "begin()")
xbutton("Stop", "timer.end()")
xpvalue("Interval", &invl, 1)
xpvalue("#steps", &nstep, 1)
xpvalue("istep", &istep)
xpvalue("t", &tt)
xpanel()
begin()
.. hoc:method:: Timer.seconds
Syntax:
``interval = timer.seconds()``
``interval = timer.seconds(interval)``
Description:
Specify the timer interval. Timer resolution is system dependent but is probably
around 10 ms.
The time it takes to execute the "stmt" is a part of the interval.
.. hoc:method:: Timer.start
Syntax:
``timer.start()``
Description:
Start the timer. "stmt" will be called at the end of each interval defined
by the argument to timer.seconds(interval).
.. hoc:method:: Timer.end
Syntax:
``timer.end()``
Description:
Stop calling the "stmt". At least on linux, this will prevent the calling
of "stmt" at the end of the current interval.