# setInterval() in Flex Builder

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 26, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329 "2008-05-26T13:53:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@lec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lec)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329/1 "2008-05-26T13:53:59Z")

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Hi,

I started learning AS3 two days ago so I’m **very** new to it. I decided to use Flex Builder 3 for my AS testing but ran into a bit of a problem. I’m going through an example from the book I’m reading and I need to use setInterval() but I’m getting the following error:

```auto

1180: Call to a possibly undefined method setInterval. virtualzoo/src/zoo VirtualPet.as line 20 1211805885932 246

```

Here’s the code:

```auto
[SIZE=2]digestIntervalID = setInterval(digest, 1000);[/SIZE]

```

Is there something I have to import for setInterval to work?

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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329/2 "2008-05-26T16:30:09Z")

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> Is there something I have to import for setInterval to work?

Yes. Either flash.utils.setInterval or flash.utils.\*

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**Author:** ![lec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@lec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lec)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329/3 "2008-05-26T16:42:18Z")

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Yes! Thank you so much. Is there a way to find these? Like if I have a function name, how do I find what to import?

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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329/4 "2008-05-26T16:43:31Z")

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I used the AS3 Language Reference to double check my answer to your first post: [http://www.adobe.com/go/AS3LR/](http://www.adobe.com/go/AS3LR/)

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**Author:** ![lec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@lec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lec)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-in-flex-builder/261329/5 "2008-05-26T17:27:49Z")

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For some reason the search wasn’t too helpful for me but at least I can see what functions are in each package. It looks like a very comprehensive reference guide. Thanks for the link and thanks again for your help.