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namespace egret {

    /**
     * Register and start a timer,which will notify the callback method at a rate of 60 FPS ,and pass the current time stamp as parameters.<br/>
     * Note: After the registration,it will notify the callback method continuously,you can call the stopTick () method to stop it.
     * @param callBack the call back method. the timeStamp parameter of this method represents the number of milliseconds
     * since the Egret framework was initialized. If the return value of this method is true, it will force Egret runtime
     * to render after processing of this method completes.
     * @param thisObject the call back method's "this"
     * @version Egret 2.4
     * @platform Web,Native
     * @language en_US
     */
    /**
     * 注册并启动一个计时器，通常会以60FPS的速率触发回调方法，并传入当前时间戳。注意：注册后将会持续触发回调方法，若要停止回调，需要手动调用stopTick()方法。
     * @param callBack 要执行的回调方法。参数 timeStamp 表示从启动Egret框架开始经过的时间(毫秒)。
     * 若回调方法返回值为true，其作用与TimerEvent.updateAfterEvent()类似，将会忽略帧频限制，在此方法处理完成后立即重绘屏幕。
     * @param thisObject 回调方法的this对象引用。
     * @version Egret 2.4
     * @platform Web,Native
     * @language zh_CN
     */
    export function startTick(callBack:(timeStamp:number)=>boolean,thisObject:any):void {
        if (DEBUG && !callBack) {
            $error(1003, "callBack");
        }
        ticker.$startTick(callBack,thisObject);
    }
}