# Timer event within AS3 package

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-event-within-as3-package/251666>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 11, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-event-within-as3-package/251666 "2008-02-11T15:57:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Aneurin\_Mark\_II](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/aneurin_mark_ii/32/1564_2.png) [@Aneurin\_Mark\_II](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aneurin_Mark_II)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-event-within-as3-package/251666/1 "2008-02-11T15:57:28Z")

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ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]package preloader [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **class** [/COLOR] pl [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]import[/COLOR] flash.[COLOR=#000080]utils[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Timer[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]import[/COLOR] flash.[COLOR=#000080]events[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]TimerEvent[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] tracewhat COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000FF]void[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] preltimer:Timer = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] Timer COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
preltimer.[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]TimerEvent.[COLOR=#000080]TIMER[/COLOR], tracewhat[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
preltimer.[COLOR=#0000FF]start[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

Doesn’t work. Errors returned are:

```auto
1120: Access of undefined property preltimer.
1120: Access of undefined property tracewhat.
1120: Access of undefined property preltimer.

```