Parameter | Details |
——— | —–– |
interval | The time, in seconds, to wait beforing firing the timer; or, in repeating timers, the time between firings. |
target | The object to call the selector on |
selector | In Swift, a Selector object specifying the method to call on the target |
repeats | If false, fire the timer only once. If true, fire the timer every interval seconds. |
An [NSTimer](<https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSTimer_Class/>) allows you to send a message to a target after a specified period of time elapses.