Timer

Compiling

To compile the example:

• Launch EiffelStudio.
• Click Add project
• Browse to $ISE_EIFFEL\examples\wel\timer\.
• Choose timer.ecf
• Choose the location where the project will be compiled, by default the same directory containing the configuration file.
• Click OK.

Running

After launching the program, a window will be displayed as illustrated above. Clicking on any of the push buttons marked "Start Timer" will start a timer running, and the hatched area immediately above the push button will change its appearance to reflect the interval of the timer.

Under the Hood

A WEL_WINDOW supports multiple timers, set by set_timer which takes a unique id for each timer. The on_timer feature is called every time a timer interval is reached with an argument corresponding to the id of the timer. Within MAIN_WINDOW, on_timer has been redefined to update the appearance of the hatched areas. This sample contains the following classes:

• APPLICATION_IDS
• MAIN_WINDOW
• TIMER