timer?

[fallingjazz]

i have multiple timers, is there anyway to stop them all at once?, sorry if i sound dumb, i just started VB for school, and we have to make a program for finals.

[dglienna]

there are very few times that you actually need to use more than one timer in a project. desribe what you need to do and someone will help you do it without multiple timers.

[fallingjazz]

there are very few times that you actually need to use more than one timer in a project. desribe what you need to do and someone will help you do it without multiple timers.

im trying to make a pong game.

[dglienna]

why would you need more than one timer? It could count off minutes, and you could do other things based on the time elapsed.

[fallingjazz]

one timer to hit the padel, one timer to go in the other direction, one timer to send it back. Thats how my teacher told me to do it, so i dont know how else i would go about it.

[westconn1]

i agree one timer is enough, but here is the code to turn them all off

For Each control In Controls
    If TypeOf control Is timer Then control.Enabled = False
Next

regds pete

[|2eM!x]

if timer1.timer <= 0 then
timer1.enabled =false
timer2.enabled =false
timer3.enabled =false
timer4.enabled =false

i think thats the best way for a beginner

[dglienna]

except that you have it backwards. that is less than zero, and the timer will always be > zero (greater)

[|2eM!x]

well i typed it wrong but it should have a textbox
and the textbox should be minusing so

text1.text = text1.text - 1
if text1.text <=0 then
timer1.enabled =false
timer2.enabled =false
timer3.enabled =false
timer4.enabled =false

if you dont have the <= to zero, sometimes the timer will skip to -1, and then it will continue to run, so i like the <=

[fallingjazz]

how would you make pong w/o timers?

[dglienna]

if the ball goes past the left side of the form, then it is out. if the paddle connects at the edge of the form, it goes back. if it goes back and forth 5 times, it speeds up. you could even have it play itself. just move the paddles randomly, and if they connect, great.

[westconn1]

if timer1.timer <= 0 then
timer1.enabled =false
timer2.enabled =false
timer3.enabled =false
timer4.enabled =false

i think thats the best way for a beginner

so how did you know how many timers there were to turn off? no one told me it was 4, if there is more than 4 some won't be turned off, and if less than 4 an error will be generated

p.

[|2eM!x]

i read "multiple" as 4 for some reason..damn brain

[dglienna]

I don't remember pong as having a timer. you played until you lost. there was no beating the box.