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NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval: not working

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ios

timer

nstimer

I've created a test application with timer before implementing it in my project. It was the first time I'm using timer. But the issue is when I implemented timer using [NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval: target: selector: userInfo: repeats: ]; , it is not working. Here is my code, Interface:

@interface uialertViewController : UIViewController {      NSTimer *timer; }  -(void)displayAlert; -(void)hideandview; @end 

Implementation:

@implementation uialertViewController - (void)viewDidLoad {      [self displayAlert];     [super viewDidLoad]; }   -(void)displayAlert{      timer = [NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval:1 target:self selector:@selector(hideandview) userInfo:nil repeats:NO];      alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"testing" message:@"hi hi hi" delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"continue" otherButtonTitles:nil];     [alert show];         [alert release];     alert = nil;  }  -(void)hideandview{      NSLog(@"triggered");      [alert dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:0 animated:YES];      [alert release];      [self displayAlert]; }  @end 

Then I Changed [NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval: target: selector: userInfo: repeats: ]; with [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval: target: selector:userInfo: repeats: ]; , It is working. What was the issue with timerWithTimeInterval: ? Am I mising anything in my first implementation ? Thanks in advance.

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Midhun MP Avatar asked Jun 15 '12 21:06

Midhun MP


1 Answers

scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:invocation:repeats: and scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:target:selector:userInfo:repeats: create timers that get automatically added to an NSRunLoop, meaning that you don't have to add them yourself. Having them added to an NSRunLoop is what causes them to fire.

With timerWithTimeInterval:invocation:repeats: and timerWithTimeInterval:target:selector:userInfo:repeats:, you have to add the timer to a run loop manually, with code like this:

[[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] addTimer:repeatingTimer forMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode]; 

Other answers on here suggest that you need to call fire yourself. You don't - it will be called as soon as the timer has been put on a run loop.

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Joseph Humfrey Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 06:10

Joseph Humfrey