Is there any way using the following code to exit the OnHold Event before the user lets go of the button?

onHoldInterval = 100; // ckeck every 1/10 of a second

var c = 0; // clear the counter
onHold = function()
{
c= c +1;
if (c > 10)
{
onHold = null; // Fails to exit onHold while button is still pressed!
return;
};
};

I know the 30 second limit but i must be just missing this.

Thanks Guys.

RomstadtJ,
why not go the other way round?

onHoldInterval = 100; // ckeck every 1/10 of a second

var c = 0; // clear the counter
onHold = function()
{
;
if (c<=10) c++; // increase counter while less/equal 10
};

By doing this, the counter only gets incremented until it reaches ten. The user can then press the button as long as he wants... it will never get to 11.
Regards
André

When you want to exit onHold, simply return but prior to doing so, inside of the onHold function issue. I must admit I did not analyze the code above in great detail but I know I've done this before.

delete this.onHold; //will remove the function from the widget.
this.onHoldInterval = 0; // keeps function from being called again.

return;

Thanks, but that still not working how I would like it expected or as I should say as I like it to work.

This is what I am trying to accomplish.

When a Hard key is pressed carry out two different functions.

1) for a press and release do_this_1;
2) for a press and hold do_this_2;

But I only wish to wait for 3/4 of a seconds to 1 second for it to register the second option.

The problem occurs when hard hey continues to be held past the 1 second mark.

onHoldInterval = 100;
var c = 0;

onHold = function()
{
if (c <= 10)
{
c++;
}
else
{
delete this.onHold; //will remove the function from the widget.
this.onHoldInterval = 0; // keeps function from being called again.
//System.print ( "hold C:" + c);
this.onRelease();
//return;

}

};

onRelease = function()
{
if (c===null) return;
System.print ( "relase C:" + c);
delete this.onRelease;
delete c;
};

First off, I would not use counters coupled with a hold interval. I'd use new Date().valueOf() to get the actual time in MS when button was pressed and save in a variable. then in onHold, use the same expression for purposes of calculating a millisecond delta time.

Instead of
this.onHoldInterval=0;
try
onHoldInterval = 0;

I don't believe that you can "force" a release to be called on a button, that is, tell the remote to move on to 'onRelease' The instructions I presented indicated how to keep onHold from being called. There is no user control over onRelease.