Timer that "fires" multiple functions

Question

Hi all
I really need a Timer that shoots multiple functions. The
Timer Class just handles one function and therefore is not good
enough for my project. The Timer should work something like this:
After 1 seconds fire functionOne
After 4 seconds fire functionTwo
...and so on...
Time is really crucial in my project (down to milliseconds)
so I really can´t use the Timer Class and fire "new" Timers
all the time because Flash needs some milliseconds to process all
the code and in the end it sums up to kind of a lot of time.
I hope I have been clear enough.
Any advices on how to do this?
Regards
//Leine

Answer 1

Leine,
> I really need a Timer that shoots multiple functions.
The Timer
> Class just handles one function and therefore is not
good enough
> for my project.
The first thing that comes to mind is, use numerous
instances of Timer.
> Time is really crucial in my project (down to
milliseconds) so I
> really can?t use the Timer Class and fire "new" Timers
all the
> time because Flash needs some milliseconds to process
all the code
Aha. Then how about a single "master timer" that keeps track
of a
cumulative delay, using modulo to trigger separate functions?
var cumulativeDelay:int = 0;
var timer:Timer = new Timer(500, 0);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, masterTimer);
timer.start();
function masterTimer(evt:TimerEvent):void {
cumulativeDelay += 500;
if (cumulativeDelay % 1000 == 0) trace("every second");
if (cumulativeDelay % 2500 == 0) trace("every two and a half
seconds");
if (cumulativeDelay % 4000 == 0) trace("every four
seconds");
Not sure if that would be any more efficient than numerous
instnaces,
but worth a shot.
David Stiller
Co-author, ActionScript 3.0 Quick Reference Guide
http://tinyurl.com/2s28a5
"Luck is the residue of good design."