Mod:Creation Kit/StartTimer - ScriptObject

Member of: Mod:Creation Kit/ScriptObject Script

Starts a real-time timer on this script with the specified ID. Will cause an OnTimer event to occur once the timer expires that will not repeat. Time will only count when not in menu-mode.

Syntax
Function StartTimer(float afInterval, int aiTimerID = 0) native

Parameters

 * afInterval: How long until the timer expires, in seconds.
 * aiTimerID: The ID of the real-time timer to start. The ID is unique per-script and will not conflict with game-time timers. If a timer with the same ID is already ticking down, it will reset the timer with the specified time.
 * Default: 0

Return Value
None.

Examples
StartTimer(10) StartTimer(5.5, 10)
 * Start a 10 second timer with an ID of 0 on this script
 * Start a 5.5 second timer with an ID of 10 on this script