Who's got the timer

Question

Hello,
I have a very functional timer here that I am using but I
would like to get some advice on how to make it better.
Code:
private function getDaysUntil():void {
// creates a new five-minute Timer
var minuteTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 300);
// designates listeners for the interval and completion
events
minuteTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTick);
minuteTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,
onTimerComplete);
// starts the timer ticking
minuteTimer.start();
public function onTick(evt:TimerEvent):void {
var minuteTimer:Timer = evt.target as Timer;
lblTimeUntil.text = minuteTimer.currentCount.toString();
public function onTimerComplete(evt:TimerEvent):void
var minuteTimer:Timer = evt.target as Timer;
minuteTimer.reset();
minuteTimer.start();
I would like to be able to split the time into minutes and
seconds.
Also I would like to get it to count down instead of
up.

Answer 1

Found it
public function onTick ( evt:TimerEvent ) :void { var
minuteTimer:Timer = evt.target as Timer; var lvSecondsRemaining:int
= minuteTimer.repeatCount - minuteTimer.currentCount; var
lvMinutes:int = lvSecondsRemaining / 60; var lvSeconds:int =
lvSecondsRemaining - ( lvMinutes * 60 ); var lvSecondsText:String =
lvSeconds.toString(); if( lvSeconds < 10 ) lvSecondsText = "0" +
lvSecondsText; lblTimeUntil.text = lvMinutes.toString() + ":" +
lvSecondsText; } // onTick