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timeoutHandler

Syntax

timeoutObject.timeoutHandler

Description

System property; represents the name of the handler that will receive timeout messages from the given timeoutObject. Its value is a symbol, such as #timeExpiredHandler. The timeoutHandler is always a handler within the timeout object's target object, or in a movie script if the timeout object has no target specified.

This property can be tested and set.

Example

This statement displays the timeoutHandler of the timeout object Quiz Timer in the Message window:

put timeout("Quiz Timer").timeoutHandler

See also

target, timeout(), timeoutList