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MonoBehaviour.Invoke

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public function Invoke(methodName: string, time: float): void;
public void Invoke(string methodName, float time);

Parameters

Description

Invokes the method methodName in time seconds.

	// Launches a projectile in 2 seconds

var projectile : Rigidbody;

Invoke("LaunchProjectile", 2);

function LaunchProjectile () { var instance : Rigidbody = Instantiate(projectile); instance.velocity = Random.insideUnitSphere * 5; }
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public Rigidbody projectile; void LaunchProjectile() { Rigidbody instance = Instantiate(projectile); instance.velocity = Random.insideUnitSphere * 5; } void Example() { Invoke("LaunchProjectile", 2); } }