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timeout()

Syntax

    timeout("timeoutName")

Description

Function; returns the timeout object named `timeoutName`. Use `timeout("name").new` to add a new timeout object to `the timeoutList`. See `new()`.

Example

This handler deletes the timeout object named Random Lightning:

    on exitFrame
    	timeout("Random Lightning").forget()
    end

See also

`forget()`, `new()`, `timeoutHandler`, `timeoutList`