flashfirebug As3 console timer or setInterval not working - actionscript-3

Question

i have tried to use a timer in the as3 console from FlashFirebug addon but it doesn't work (have tried several combinations). The timer code was this:
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
var myTimer = new Timer(1000, 2);
myTimer.addEventListener(TIMER, timerHandler);
myTimer.start();
function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent){trace("timerHandler: ");}
//but it gives this error:
Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert r1.deval.rt::FunctionDef#50ef781 to Function.
//also have tried with setInterval with this code:
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.utils.setInterval;
function d(){trace("cc");}
setInterval(d, 2000);
//but console error says:
Error: Call to a possibly undefined method.
//probably need to import something. tried tho import "import flash.utils.setInterval;" but gives this error:"Error: You must import the class before being able to instantiate it. Ex. import flash.display.MovieClip;"
Can you help me on This? timer or setInterval functions?
Thanks,
John

Answer 1

I'm not sure about the error message you're getting, but you do have an error in your code at the point at which you assign the event listener for your timer. You need to access the event name constant from the TimerEvent class like so:
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
var myTimer = new Timer(1000, 2);
myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerHandler);
myTimer.start();
function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent){trace("timerHandler: ");}
There's a decent explanation here on the advantages of using the ActionScript 3.0 Timer class over setInterval.

Answer 2

Well, looks like there is no way to achieve this. FlashFirebug uses D.eval library and I can't find that it supports timers or intervals right now.

Answer 3

I'm not sure you've sorted it yet but it looks like:
var num:int = setInterval(d, 2000);
and if you import import flash.utils.clearInterval; you can stop it like:
clearInterval(num)

Answer 4

The problem is on this line:
myTimer.addEventListener(TIMER, timerHandler);
It should be:
myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerHandler);
// add this ^^^^^^^^^^^

Answer 5

This is quite old. But answering it to help anyone in the future.
FlashFirebug 4.8.0 which is still on the approval queue (at the time of answer) should enable you to inject an SWF file inside the running SWF.
That would allow you to use full AS3 capabilities when you hit limitations with the console.