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AS3 Simple digital clock

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This example expects there to be a dynamic textfield on the stage with the instance name of 'myTextFieldOnStage'. Remember to embed the fonts (Numerals and Colon).

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  1. import flash.text.TextField;
  2.  
  3. var timeTextfield:TextField = myTextFieldOnStage;
  4. timeTextfield.text = getFormattedTime();
  5.  
  6. var clockTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 0);
  7. clockTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onClockTimer);
  8. clockTimer.start();
  9.  
  10. function onClockTimer(e:TimerEvent):void {
  11. 	timeTextfield.text = getFormattedTime();
  12. }
  13.  
  14. function getFormattedTime():String {
  15. 	var now:Date = new Date();
  16. 	var hrs:String = String(now.getHours());
  17. 	if (hrs.length < 2) {
  18. 		hrs = "0" + hrs;
  19. 	}
  20. 	var mins:String = String(now.getMinutes());
  21. 	if (mins.length < 2) {
  22. 		mins = "0" + mins;
  23. 	}
  24. 	return hrs + ":" + mins;
  25. }

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