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iOS

Posted by Tom Coomer
Tom Coomer
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Delaying Actions

How can i add a delay to a button so when a button is pressed the action won't happen until 2 seconds after?

1 Answer

Amit Bijlani
STAFF
Amit Bijlani
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Amit Bijlani
Amit Bijlani
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Use the class NSTimer

Here's an example:

// Set up a timer so `someMethod` is called after 2 seconds
NSTimer *timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval: 2
                                          target: self
                                        selector: @selector(someMethod:)      
                                        userInfo: nil
                                         repeats: NO];