Change the time interval of a Timer

Question

here is my question: Is it possible to increase the scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:2 for example of \"3\" after 10 seconds in ViewDidLoad for example. E.g., from th

Answer 1

Use setFireDate: to reschedule the timer. You'll need to keep track of the timer in an ivar. For example:

@property (nonatomic, readwrite, retain) NSTimer *timer;

@synthesize timer=timer_;

- (void)setTimer:(NSTimer *)aTimer {
  if (timer_ != aTimer) {
    [aTimer retain];
    [timer_ invalidate];
    [timer_ release];
    timer_ = aTimer;
  }

- (void)dealloc {
  [timer_ invalidate];
  [timer_ release];
}

...

self.timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:...];

...

self.timer.fireDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:3]; // reschedule for 3 seconds from now

Answer 2

Reschedule the timer recursively like this:

float gap = 0.50;

[NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:gap target:self selector:@selector(onTimer) userInfo:nil repeats:NO];

-(void) onTimer {
    gap = gap + .05;
    [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:gap target:self selector:@selector(onTimer) userInfo:nil repeats:NO];
}

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Or according to How can I update my NSTimer as I change the value of the time interval

Invalidate it with:

[myTimer invalidate];

Then create a new one with the new time. You may have to set it to nil first as well.

myTimer = nil;
myTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:mySlider.value 
                                           target:self 
                                         selector:@selector(myMethod) 
                                         userInfo:nil 
                                          repeats:YES];