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Entity Documentation - minecraft:timer

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minecraft:timer adds a timer after which an event will initiate.

Parameters

Name Default Value Type Description
looping True Boolean If true, the timer will restart every time after it initiates.
randomInterval True Boolean If true, the amount of time on the timer will be random between the min and max values specified in time.
random_time_choices [ ] List A list of objects, representing one value in seconds that can be picked before initiating the event and an optional weight. Incompatible with time.
time [0.0, 0.0] Range [a, b] Amount of time in seconds for the timer. Can be specified as a number or a pair of numbers (min and max). Incompatible with random_time_choices.
time_down_event not set JSON Object Contains any events to initiate when the time on the timer runs out.

Example

"minecraft:timer":{
    "looping": true,
    "randomInterval":true,
    "time": [0.0, 0.0],
    "time_down_event": {
        "event":"minecraft:times_up"
    }
}

Vanilla entities examples

husk

"minecraft:timer": {
          "looping": false,
          "time": 30,
          "time_down_event": {
            "event": "minecraft:convert_to_zombie"
          }
}

Vanilla entities using minecraft:timer