What is the best way to create an event that runs every second?

[Oren Shvalb]

Hi,

On my stage I have a text object that describes a timer. I would like to update it each second and decrease 1 second.

What is the best way to do it?

I can do it as follow:

1. Add Text object to Stage

2. declare a Ticker event as follow:

   

    createjs.Ticker.setFPS(1);
    createjs.Ticker.addEventListener("tick", handleTick);

3. in the callback method, get the Text object from Stage and update its value and call stage.Update();

There must be a better way, right?

Thanks.

[James Tyner]

For something like this it is better to use java scripts native setinterval() method.

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[Oren Shvalb]

Can you tell me why? isn't there some kind of internal EaselJS's mechanism?

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[James Tyner]

Not that I know of. SetInterval() was designed for things like that... Why are you opposed to using it?

[Oren Shvalb]

I have nothing against setInterval(), on the contrary, I will probably use it.

Just wanted to know more about EaselJS...

Thanks :-)

[Oren Shvalb]

by the way, when I use SetInterval and I change the Text object, then I need to call the stage.update(); 

Right?

There is no way to render single object, you need to render the entire stage, is that correct?

[James Tyner]

OK good. Yeah you will want to call stage.update() as far as I know that is the only way.

[Oren Shvalb]

Thank you !