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timeoutHandler

Syntax

    timeoutObject.timeoutHandler

Description

System property; represents the name of the handler that will receive timeout messages from the given `timeoutObject`. Its value is a symbol, such as `#timeExpiredHandler`. The `timeoutHandler` is always a handler within the timeout object's `target` object, or in a movie script if the timeout object has no `target` specified.

This property can be tested and set.

Example

This statement displays the `timeoutHandler` of the timeout object Quiz Timer in the Message window:

    put timeout("Quiz Timer").timeoutHandler

See also

`target`, `timeout()`, `timeoutList`