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Set Timer by Function Name

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

Target is Kismet System Library

Set Timer by Function Name

Object

Select Asset

Function Name

Time

0.0

Looping

Initial Start Delay

0.000000

Initial Start Delay Variance

0.000000

Return Value

Inputs

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

Outputs

	Out Exec
	Return Value Timer Handle Structure	The timer handle to pass to other timer functions to manipulate this timer.

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