The Countdown element of Kuika is used to count down a specific time interval. The countdown is useful for showing the time remaining until the start of events, deadlines or special occasions. To grab users' attention and make time management easier, this element provides a visual countdown. For example, it can be used to show the time remaining until an event date or the end of a campaign. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Countdown element to create a countdown timer in your application.

The Countdown element supports web and mobile applications.

This training content consists of the following topics:

Adding a Countdown element,
Countdown element properties,
Authorization,
Visibility,
Editability,
Customize the interface design with Style Panel,
Actions.

Add Countdown Element

After logging in to the Kuika platform, open the project you will work on from the “Apps” screen.

In the “UI Design” (1) module, drag and drop the Countdown element (4) under the “Display” (3) category from the “Elements” (2) panel on the left edge.

Countdown Element Properties

Located in the Properties panel:

Value: This is the field where you enter the countdown start time in seconds. You can type a static value here or use Symbol Picker for dynamic values.
Format: In the application development process, a Formatter is a feature that allows data to be put into a specific format or arrangement. Formatters typically organize data types such as text, numbers, date and time, and are used to achieve a specific look or format.some text
- HH:mm:ss:some text
  - HH: Represents hours and uses the 24-hour clock format. Hours can take values between 00 and 23.
  - mm: Represents minutes and shows the minutes after the hours. Minutes can take values between 00 and 59.
  - ss: Represents seconds and shows seconds after minutes. Seconds can take values between 00 and 59.
  - Example: 14:30:45 represents 14 hours 14 (2:30 PM), 30 minutes and 45 seconds.
- HH:mm:some text
  - HH: Again represents hours and uses the 24-hour clock format.
  - MM: This time represents the minutes after the hours. The upper case “MM” represents months, while the lower case “mm” refers to minutes.
  - Example: 14:30 represents 14 hours and 30 minutes.
- mm:ss:some text
  - This format does not contain the hour value, it only represents minutes and seconds.
  - mm: Represents minutes and can take values between 00 and 59.
  - ss: Represents seconds and can also take values between 00 and 59.
  - Example: “05:30” represents 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

The above hour, minute and second formats are used to represent and display date and time data in a standardized way. Data formatting and representation may differ depending on the programming language or application used, so it is important to be aware of specific rules and language specifications when using these formats.

Authorization.

You can customize user access with “Anonymous Access” and “All Roles Access” authorization options on the screens and elements of your application. While “Anonymous Access” enables access without any account information query, “All Roles Access” provides access by verifying user account information.

For element level authorization, you can manage the security and user experience of your application by selecting the relevant element and editing the “Authorization” settings from the Properties panel.

Visibility.

It allows you to adjust the visibility of screens or elements. Visibility in Elements allows you to regulate visibility based on a specific state or condition. For each element, you can make it always visible, hidden, or visible and hidden depending on a condition.

Click on the element on the screen.
Open the “Properties” panel on the right side.
Click on the “Visibility” field and make one of the following selections according to the needs of your application. Kuika offers Always Visible, Hidden, Sometimes Visible options to control the visibility of the screens in your application.

Always Visible: Ensures that the screens in your app are always visible. ‍
Hidden: Allows hiding screens in your application. ‍
Sometimes Visible: Makes screens in your application conditionally visible.

Editability

Allows you to make elements editable.

Enabled: Selecting this option makes the element editable.
Disabled: In this case, the element cannot be edited.
Sometimes Enabled: This option means that the element is sometimes editable and sometimes not, depending on certain conditions.

Customize the İnterface Design with Style Panel

By customizing your elements with the Styling Panel, you can create unique and impressive user interfaces in your web and mobile applications.

The sections defined below vary depending on the element.

Layout‍: Here you can make visual adjustments such as sizing, alignment and padding of elements. These settings also affect the layout of other elements within the element. Properties include Size, Min Size and Align; however, some elements may not support the Display property.
Text: The element's text properties can be edited here through font family, style, color, size, spacing and other options. This section supports all Text related adjustments.
Fill: You can use the Fill setting to customize the element's background with color or images.
Border: You can give your elements a more aesthetic look by adding borders and adjusting the corner radii.
Shadow: You can add a shadow effect to elements used in web applications to give a sense of depth. However, the shadow feature may not be supported as some elements are not suitable for mobile applications.

Actions.

Kuika contains system actions such as Arithmetic, Authorization, Condition, Device, Export, Geolocation, Invers, Local Storage, Multi Language, Navigation, Notification, Payment, UI Control, Process Administration, Process Automation, Trigger, Process Automation, Process Administration and String Operations.

In addition to system actions, you can also use SQL actions that you create yourself.

To add actions to elements, you can use the “+ADD ACTION” button from the Properties panel on the right side.