remainingTime property

Member of

<clock>

Syntax

clock.name.remainingTime

Read Only

Type

integer

Remarks

The remainingTime property can be used with a clock in timer, stopwatch, or clock mode for which a timeout value has been set. If no timeout has been set for a clock, this property returns -1.

Examples

The following trial branches to a warning trial if the remaining time for a task is less than 5 seconds:

<trial myTrial>
/ branch = [if (clock.taskTimer.remainingTime < 5000) trial.dowarning;]
</trial>

The following adds a warning tone to a trials stimuli if the remaining time is less than 3 seconds:

<trial myTrial>
/ onTrialBegin= [if (clock.taskTimer.remainingTime < 3000) trial.myTrial.insertStimulusFrame(1, sound.warning);]
</trial>

The following displays the value of remainingTime in a text stimulus:

<text myText>
/ items= ("remainingTime = <% clock.surveyTimer.remainingTime %>")
</text>

The following displays the value of remainingTime in an instruction page:

<page myPage>
remainingTime = <% clock.puzzleTimer.remainingTime %>
</page>