how to convert seconds to minutes:seconds in as3

Question

hi to all i am new in action script 3 in flash cs6 im creating a game with a timer

i want to make the seconds to minutes:seconds format

example:

120 seconds to 2:00

this is my code:

    var countDownDec:Number = 1;
    var totalSecs = 120;
    var countDownSecs = totalSecs;

    counter.text = countDownSecs;

    var time:Timer = new Timer(countDownDec*1000);

    time.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, tick);




    time.reset();
    countDownSecs = totalSecs;
    counter.text = countDownSecs;
    time.start();


    var frameLbl:FrameLabel;

    function tick(e:TimerEvent):void {

        time.start();

        if(countDownSecs == 0){

            time.stop();
            countDownSecs = totalSecs;
            gotoAndPlay('timesUp');
            TimesUp.play();

        }
        else{
            countDownSecs = countDownSecs - countDownDec;
            counter.text = countDownSecs;
        }
    }

please help me to my problem

Answer 1

Divide by 60 and round down for minutes, modulo (%) 60 for seconds

var totalSecs = 120;
var minutes = Math.floor(totalSecs / 60);
var seconds = totalSecs % 60;

var timeInMinutesSeconds = minutes + ":" + seconds;

EDIT:

Try this:

var countDownDec:Number = 1;
var totalSecs:int = 120;
var countDownSecs:int = totalSecs;
counter.text = getCountDownSecsText(countDownSecs);

var time:Timer = new Timer(countDownDec*1000);
time.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, tick);

var frameLbl:FrameLabel;

function tick(e:TimerEvent):void {
    if(countDownSecs == 0) {
        time.stop();
        countDownSecs = totalSecs;
        gotoAndPlay('timesUp');
        TimesUp.play();
    } else {
        countDownSecs = countDownSecs - countDownDec;
        counter.text = getCountDownSecsText(countDownSecs);
    }
}

private function getCountDownSecsText(currentAmountSecs:int):String{
    var minutes:int = Math.floor(currentAmountSecs / 60);
    var seconds:int = currentAmountSecs % 60;

    var prependString:String = "";
    if( minutes > 9 ) {
        prependString = "0";
    }

    return prependString + minutes + ":" + seconds;
}