Restart Timer with a Bottom

[Anonymous]

Hello guys,

I am having a hard time traing to use Timer Control in PowerApps, here what I need to do:

I have an app that should display a message every time user clique on an info icon, but should display it for a short period of time. The problem is: I have about 5 info icons, so every time a person click on the icon the time should start and count, but when the person switch to another icon the timer should restart and start to count from the beginning.

I dont know if I was clear, but if someone have an ideia of how to code it, please, feel free to say.

Ps: Until now I tried to use AutoStart and Reset properties, however, when a Timer is reseted it doesn't start again, it just stop.

[MikeLockwood]

@Anonymous 

You should be able to use a context variable as the value for the timer start, that way you can set it to ture and false based on a button click.  On you icon on Select event you should be able to stop the timer via the variable, use Reset(TimerName) and then start the time again.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

The problem is that the timer doesn't start again, I tried use Repeat as true, but still, when I Reset the timer, it doesn't start again from the beginning.

[MikeLockwood · Accepted solution]

Ayla,

My suggestion is that you stop the timer, reset the timer, and then have the timer start again.  

- The timers Start property is set to a context variable.

- A Labels text value is set to a context variable

- The Icons onSelect property looks something like: UpdateContext({varTimer: false}); Reset(Timer1); UpdateContext({varTimer: true, varMessage: "Message1"})

I created a simple sample that I have attached.  Hope this is what you are looking for or maybe I misunderstood your question.

[Anonymous]

Thats perfect! Exactly what I needed.

Thanks a lot! 

[RyanXExner]

@MikeLockwood, that solved my issue too.  Thank you so much!