Virtjs Class: NullTimer

new NullTimer()

A NullTimer is a timer device that will never tick. You probably don't want to use it. If you're looking for a synchronous timer, check SerialTimer instead. If you're looking for an asynchronous timer that works on Node.js, check ImmediateTimer instead. If you're looking for a synchronous timer that works on Node.js, check SerialTimer instead.

Implements:

Timer

Source:

timers/NullTimer.js, line 12

See:

SerialTimer

Methods

cancelTick(handler)

An engine will call this function if it wants to prevent a scheduled function from being executed.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`handler`	Opaque	The handler returned by Timer#nextTick.

Implements:

Timer#cancelTick

Source:

timers/Timer.js, line 16

nextTick(fn)

An engine will call this function if it wants to schedule a function to be called at the next tick.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`fn`	function	The function that should be registered.

Implements:

Timer#nextTick

Source:

timers/Timer.js, line 6

Returns:

handler

Type: Opaque

start(beginning, ending)

Start the timer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`beginning`	function	<optional>	An optional function that will be called before each tick.
`ending`	function	<optional>	An optional function that will be caled after each tick.