I need to schedule a Timer for firing a function every second but I see that in xcode 8 beta 3 the scheduledTimer is only available for iOS 10. Is there any alternative for using the timer in iOS 9 or previous versions?
Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 1, repeats: true, block: { (timer) in print("Hi!")})
Solved using
Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 1,
target: self,
selector: #selector(self.updateTime),
userInfo: nil,
repeats: true)
Run a timer with swift3,
var timer: Timer?
func startTimer() {
if timer == nil {
timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 3, target: self, selector: #selector(self.loop), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
}
}
func stopTimer() {
if timer != nil {
timer?.invalidate()
timer = nil
}
}
func loop() {
let liveInfoUrl = URL(string: "http://192.168.1.66/api/cloud/app/liveInfo/7777")
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: liveInfoUrl! as URL) {data, response, error in
guard let data = data, error == nil else { return }
print(String(data: data, encoding: String.Encoding(rawValue: String.Encoding.utf8.rawValue)) ?? "aaaa")
}
task.resume()
}
Release the timer when you not use it.
Once scheduled on a run loop, the timer fires at the specified
interval until it is invalidated. A nonrepeating timer invalidates
itself immediately after it fires. However, for a repeating timer, you
must invalidate the timer object yourself by calling its invalidate()
method.
Here is sample code workable with compatibility:
if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 15.0, repeats: true){_ in
// Your code is here:
self.myMethod()
}
}
else {
Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 15.0, target: self, selector: #selector(self.myMethod), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
}
//Your method or function:
// MARK: - Method
@objc func myMethod() {
print("Hi, How are you.")
}
Swift 3
func runCode(in timeInterval:TimeInterval, _ code:@escaping ()->(Void))
{
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(
deadline: .now() + timeInterval,
execute: code)
}
func runCode(at date:Date, _ code:@escaping ()->(Void))
{
let timeInterval = date.timeIntervalSinceNow
runCode(in: timeInterval, code)
}
func test()
{
runCode(at: Date(timeIntervalSinceNow:2))
{
print("Hello")
}
runCode(in: 3.0)
{
print("World)")
}
}
Updated for swift 3:
If you want to use Timer for some delay or any other purpose used below lines of code in your project;
// function defination:
func usedTimerForDelay() {
Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 0.3,
target: self,
selector: #selector(self.run(_:)),
userInfo: nil,
repeats: false)
}
func run(_ timer: AnyObject) {
print("Do your remaining stuff here...")
}
// function call:
self.usedTimerForDelay()
NOTE:- you can change the time interval as you want.
//Enjoy coding..!
Timer.scheduledTimer
Put it in the main thread.
The correct form is:
Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 2, repeats: false){_ in
"Here your code method"
}