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Timer(::Function,delay,repeat=0)

Timer(callback::Function, delay, repeat=0)

Create a timer to call the given callback function. The callback is passed one argument, the timer object itself. The callback will be invoked after the specified initial delay, and then repeating with the given repeat interval. If repeat is 0, the timer is only triggered once. Times are in seconds. A timer is stopped and has its resources freed by calling close on it.

Examples

Examples of using the Timer function in Julia:

1. Create a timer that wakes up a waiting task after a specified delay:

   julia> t = Timer(2.5)
   Base.Timer(TimerCondition(Any[Task (runnable) @0x00007f9e508e4f50]), false, 2.5, 0.0)

   This example creates a timer t that will wake up any waiting tasks after a delay of 2.5 seconds.

2. Create a repeating timer that wakes up tasks at a specified interval:

   julia> t = Timer(1.0, repeat=3)
   Base.Timer(TimerCondition(Any[Task (runnable) @0x00007f9e508e4f50]), false, 1.0, 3)

   This example creates a repeating timer t that will wake up any waiting tasks every 1 second for a total of 3 times.

3. Check if a timer is still active using isopen:

   julia> t = Timer(5.0)
   Base.Timer(TimerCondition(Any[Task (runnable) @0x00007f9e508e4f50]), false, 5.0, 0.0)
   
   julia> isopen(t)
   true
   
   julia> close(t)
   
   julia> isopen(t)
   false

   This example demonstrates how to use the isopen function to check if a timer t is still active. The timer is closed using the close function.

Common mistake example:

julia> t = Timer(-1.0)
ERROR: ArgumentError: Timer delay cannot be negative

In this example, the provided delay for the timer is negative, which is not allowed. Make sure to provide a non-negative delay value when creating a timer.

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