Programming

Starting a Timer

To start a timer object, call the start function, specifying the timer object as the only argument. The start function starts a timer object running; the amount of time the timer runs is specified in seconds in the StartDelay property.

This example creates a timer object that displays a greeting after 5 seconds elapse.

1. Create a timer object, specifying values for timer object properties.

• t = timer('TimerFcn','disp(''Hello World!'')','StartDelay', 5);
  

2. Start the timer object.

• start(t)
  

3. Delete the timer object after you are finished using it.

• delete(t);
  

Starting and Stopping Timers

Starting a Timer at a Specified Time

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