gre.timer_set_timeout

gre.timer_set_timeout(
    callback,
    timeout
)

This function creates a one-shot timer which fires after "timeout" milliseconds and then executes callback.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
callback	#function	The function to be called when the timer fires timeout The time in milliseconds before the timer should fire [

Returns

Type	Description
#userdata	A piece of lightuserdata which serves as an identifier for the timer.

Example

local idval = {}
function cb_func()
    print("CB FUNC HAS BEEN CALLED")
end

--Call cb_func after 1 second
function cb_set_timeout()
    idval = gre.timer_set_timeout(cb_func, 1000)
end