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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Engine > Kismet > UKismetSystemLibrary > UKismetSystemLibrary::K2_SetTimer

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UKismetSystemLibrary::K2_SetTimer

Set a timer to execute delegate.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet/KismetSystemLibrary.h
Include	#include "Kismet/KismetSystemLibrary.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/KismetSystemLibrary.cpp

Syntax

static FTimerHandle K2_SetTimer
(
    UObject * Object,
    FString FunctionName,
    float Time,
    bool bLooping,
    float InitialStartDelay,
    float InitialStartDelayVariance
)

Remarks

Set a timer to execute delegate. Setting an existing timer will reset that timer with updated parameters.

Returns

The timer handle to pass to other timer functions to manipulate this timer.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Object	Object that implements the delegate function. Defaults to self (this blueprint)
FunctionName	Delegate function name. Can be a K2 function or a Custom Event.
Time	How long to wait before executing the delegate, in seconds. Setting a timer to <= 0 seconds will clear it if it is set.
bLooping	true to keep executing the delegate every Time seconds, false to execute delegate only once.
InitialStartDelay	Initial delay passed to the timer manager to allow some variance in when the timer starts, in seconds.
InitialStartDelayVariance	Use this to add some variance to when the timer starts in lieu of doing a random range on the InitialStartDelay input, in seconds.

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