WML <ontimer> Tag



        The ontimer event is used to trigger an event after a given time period. Let's say you want to display a message after 5 seconds of loading a card then you can use this event to do so.

        Here is the syntax to define an event handler for ontimer event:

        <onevent type="ontimer">
           A task to be performed.
        </onevent>
        <timer value="50"/>
        

        Example:

        Following is the example showing usage of ontimer event alongwith <onevent> element.

        <?xml version="1.0"?>
        <!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.2//EN"
        "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml12.dtd">
        
        <wml>
        
        <card id="splash" title="splash">
          <onevent type="ontimer">
            <go href="#welcome"/>
          </onevent>
          <timer value="50"/>
        <p>
          <a href="#welcome">Enter</a>
        </p>
        </card>
        
        <card id="welcome" title="Welcome">
        <p>
        Welcome to the main screen.
        </p>
        </card>
        </wml>
        

        When you load this program, it shows you the following screen:

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        If you do not select given Enter option then after 5 seconds you will be directed to Welcome page and following screen will be displayed automatically.

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