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TCustomTimer.Create constructor

Member of TCustomTimerpublicIn unit CustomTimer

Create - constructor for TCustomTimer: calls inherited Create, sets up handle and initializes timer interval.

Declaration

pascal
constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent); override

Description

Create is the overridden constructor for the class instance. Create calls the inherited constructor using the component in AOwner as the owner for the class instance.

Create sets the default values for properties in the timer class instance; the timer Interval is set to 1000ms (1 second) and the Enabled property is set to True. The internal handle for the timer instance is set to the value which represents an invalid or unassigned handle (-1).

Change the value in the Interval property to alter the frequency of the timer notification.

Assigned an object procedure to the OnTimer event handler to perform actions needed when the timer Interval has expired.

See also

An experiment, built from Lazarus main 2dfa93c66e of 10-22-2026. Not the official Lazarus documentation.