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32<h1>timer</h1>
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34<p>The keyword is used to declare timers in the module control part, test cases, functions and altsteps. These timers are considered as local.&nbsp;<br>
35Additionally, global timers can be declared in component type definitions.</p>
36<ul>
37 <li>A timer declaration may have an <a href="#default">optional default duration</a> value assigned to it.</li>
38 <li>It is possible to declare <a href="#several">several timers</a> with one keyword.</li>
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54 <h3 align="center"><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>timer </b></font><i>timer_identifier</i> [<font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>:=</b></font> <i>default_value</i>
55 ]<font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>;</b></font></h3>
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63 <p><i>timer_identifier</i> is the&nbsp;name used to refer to the timer. It must begin with a letter, may contain letters, numbers and underscore characters.<br>
64 &nbsp;According to the&nbsp; Naming convention, the following prefixes are recommended:&nbsp;
65 <ul>
66 <li><b>T_</b> for timers declared within component type definitions,</li>
67 <li>
68 <p><b>Tl_</b> for timers declared in test cases, functions, altsteps, block of statements or in the control part.</p>
69 </li>
70 </ul>
71 </li>
72 <li><i>default_value</i> optionally states the value of the timer in seconds unless otherwise given in the statement <a href="start.html"> <b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258"
73 size="4">start</font></b></a>.<br>
74 <a href="float.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">Float</font></b></a>ing point values must be used.</li>
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77<p>It is possible to define an <a href="#array">array of timers</a>.</p>
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84 <h3 align="center"><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>timer</b></font> <i>timer_identifier</i> <font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>[</b></font><i>array_dimension</i><font
85 face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>]</b></font> [<font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>:=</b></font> <i>default_value_list</i> ]<font face="Courier New"
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93<ul>
94 <li>
95 <p><i>timer_identifier</i> is the&nbsp;name used to refer to the timer. It must begin with a letter, may contain letters, numbers and underscore characters.</p>
96 </li>
97 <li>
98 <p><i>array_dimension</i> gives the number of timers to be defined.</p>
99 </li>
100 <li><i>default_value</i> optionally states the value array of the timers in seconds unless otherwise given in the statement <b><a href="start.html"><font face="Courier New"
101 color="#003258" size="4">start</font></a></b>.<br>
102 <a href="float.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">Float</font></b></a>ing point values must be used.</li>
103</ul>
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105<p>Example 1:
106<p><font face="Courier New">timer T_tidsoevervakning;<br>
107</font>
108<p>The global timer T_tidsoevervakning is declared.</p>
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110<p><a name="default">Example 2:</a>
111<p><font face="Courier New">timer Tl_tiempo := 5.5E-2;<br>
112</font>
113<p>The local timer Tl_tiempo is declared and given the initial value 55 ms.</p>
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115<p><a name="several">Example 3</a>:
116<p><font face="Courier New">timer T_tempilo := 5E-3, T_tijd;<br>
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118<p>Two global timers are defined. T_tempilo gets the default value of 5 ms, whereas T_tijd has no default value.</p>
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120<p><a name="array">Example 4:</a>
121<p><font face="Courier New">timer Tl_temporisation[4] := {-, 1E-1, -, -, -};<br>
122</font>
123<p>The array of&nbsp; local timers declared is called Tl_temporisation and consists of five timers. The second timer has the default value of 100 ms, the others have no default value.&nbsp;</p>
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126<p><a HREF="BNF.html#timerinstance">BNF definition</a> of <font face="Courier New">timer</font></p>
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