CC-Tweaked/doc/events/timer.md

---
module: [kind=event] timer
see: os.startTimer To start a timer.
---

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The @{timer} event is fired when a timer started with @{os.startTimer} completes.

## Return Values
1. @{string}: The event name.
2. @{number}: The ID of the timer that finished.

## Example
Start and wait for a timer to finish.
```lua
local timer_id = os.startTimer(2)
local event, id
repeat
    event, id = os.pullEvent("timer")
until id == timer_id
print("Timer with ID " .. id .. " was fired")
```
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			`module: [kind=event] timer`
			`see: os.startTimer To start a timer.`
			`---`

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Finish the rest of the event documentation (#683) 2021-01-19 09:20:52 +00:00			`The @{timer} event is fired when a timer started with @{os.startTimer} completes.`

			`## Return Values`
			`1. @{string}: The event name.`
			`2. @{number}: The ID of the timer that finished.`

			`## Example`
Some event typo fixes 2023-01-16 22:53:58 +00:00			`Start and wait for a timer to finish.`
Finish the rest of the event documentation (#683) 2021-01-19 09:20:52 +00:00			```lua
Some event typo fixes 2023-01-16 22:53:58 +00:00			`local timer_id = os.startTimer(2)`
Finish the rest of the event documentation (#683) 2021-01-19 09:20:52 +00:00			`local event, id`
			`repeat`
			`event, id = os.pullEvent("timer")`
Some event typo fixes 2023-01-16 22:53:58 +00:00			`until id == timer_id`
Finish the rest of the event documentation (#683) 2021-01-19 09:20:52 +00:00			`print("Timer with ID " .. id .. " was fired")`
			```