Converting Spelled-Out Number to Integer

[rossko57]

@richaardvark

query how much time is remaining on the timer

Indirectly.
You could store the “target” time when you schedule/reschedule a timer, and compare it with “now” whenever you like.

Also the idea of a countdown timer is not what you asked about, but may be what you want

Design Pattern : Expire Binding based Countdown timer

Problem Statement Sometimes you need to run a timer, but want to able to inspect the remaining time. This is not directly possible with either createTimer() or the Expire binding. Example - I have lighting-on timers that run for different duration depending on the trigger source or time of day. It is useful to have the timer behave “intelligently” - do not apply a new 5-minute request where there is still seven minutes of a previous trigger to run. But do apply it if there is only two minu…