How can I pause and resume NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval in swift?

Question

I\'m developing a game and I want to create a pause menu. Here is my code:

self.view?.paused = true

but NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithT

Answer 1

You can not resume the timer back. Instead of resuming - just create a new timer.

class SomeClass : NSObject { // class must be NSObject, if there is no "NSObject" you'll get the error at runtime

    var timer = NSTimer()

    init() {
        super.init()
        startOrResumeTimer()
    }

    func timerAction() {
        NSLog("timer action")
    }

    func pauseTimer() {
        timer.invalidate
    }

    func startOrResumeTimer() {
        timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(0.5, target: self, selector: Selector("timerAction"), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
    }
}