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# WML <timer> Tag

A timer is declared inside a WML card with the <timer> element. It must follow the <onevent> elements if they are present. (If there are no <onevent> elements, the <timer> must be the first element inside the <card>.) No more than one <timer> may be present in a card.

# Attributes:

This element supports the following attributes:

Attribute | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | text | Sets a name for the element.
value | number | Specifies the timer after which timer will be expired. Timeouts are specified in units of a tenth of a second.
class | class_data | Sets a class name for the element.
id | element ID | A unique ID for the element.

# Example:

Following is the example showing usage of <timer> 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 following screen:

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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