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timeout()

Syntax

timeout("timeoutName")

Description

Function; returns the timeout object named timeoutName. Use timeout("name").new to add a new timeout object to the timeoutList. See new().

Example

This handler deletes the timeout object named Random Lightning:

on exitFrame
	timeout("Random Lightning").forget()
end 

See also

forget(), new(), timeoutHandler, timeoutList