Lua RegisterTimedEvent
Description
Registers a timed event.
Syntax
hndEvent = RegisterTimedEvent(string FunctionName, uint Delay, uint Repeats [, optionalParamtersToFunction ...])
Returns a reference to the registered event.
| Delay | Time in ms |
| Repeats | 0 = repeats endless, > 1 no. of repeats |
Usage/Example
function Player_Enters_World(event, pPlayer)
pPlayer:SendBroadcastMessage("Welcome "..pPlayer:GetName())
RegisterTimedEvent("Player_Enters_World_Text1", 5000, 1, pPlayer)
end
function Player_Enters_World_Text1(pPlayer)
pPlayer:SendBroadcastMessage("Now it's 5 seconds later :-)")
end
RegisterServerHook(19, "Player_Enters_World") -- SERVER_HOOK_ENTER_WORLD_2
Be careful by passing units with this function. May they are valid only for a short period. Refering to invalid units may crash your server.