Time out for JavaScript

**prog_tom** · Jan 10th, 2002, 12:40 AM

>>> JS experts, anyone know how to set timeout in JavaScript?

**progressive** · Jan 10th, 2002, 03:44 AM

simple really:

setTimeout("myFunction()", 1000);

1000 is equal to one second.

example of how setTimeout should be used:

Code:

<html>
<script language="javascript">

  var a = 0;
  // used as a reference to the timeout so that we
  //can stop the loop with clearTimeout
  var timeout_handle; 
  incrementCounter(a);
  
  function incrementCounter(x){
    
     current_loop = x + 1;
     alert("loop number" + current_loop);
     timeout_handle = setTimeout("incrementCounter(current_loop)", 3000);
  }
</script>
<body>
<a href="#" onclick="clearTimeout(timeout_handle)">click here to stop the timeout</a>
</body>
</html>

hope this helps you understand it more

**prog_tom** · Jan 10th, 2002, 05:44 PM

Thanks.

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