# What is wrong with this Timer syntax?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-this-timer-syntax/249519>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 19, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-this-timer-syntax/249519 "2008-01-19T17:51:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-this-timer-syntax/249519/1 "2008-01-19T17:51:33Z")

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The Timer takes two parameters as I understand it: duration and repeat. But the compiler returns an error expecting 0 parameters at the new Timer declaration.  
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

package {  
import flash.utils.Timer;  
import flash.events.TimerEvent;  
import flash.display.Sprite;

```
public class Timer extends Sprite {

    public function Timer() {
        **var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(2000, 1);**
        myTimer.addEventListener("timer", timerHandler);
        myTimer.start();
    }

    public function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void {
        trace("timerHandler: " + event);
    }
}

```

}