JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/setTimeout
"setTimeout()" Example
<html>
<body>
<script language="javascript">
var intValue = 0
function myMethod(){
alert("Hello");
}
</script>
<button onclick="intValue=window.setTimeout("myMethod()", 1000);">Start timeout</button>
<button onclick="intValue=window.clearTimeout(intValue);">Stop timeout</button>
</body>
</html>
"setTimeout()" is applied to
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| Applied_To |window |
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"setTimeout()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
Note:
Set the timer and cancel it by the clearTimeout().
Syntax:
window.setTimeout(param1, param2, param3)
Parameters:
param1 Required; a function name or string of code that will execute when the timeout has elapsed.
param2 Required; the length of the timeout in milliseconds.
param3 Optional; param1"s script language.
JScript,
vbscript,
vbs,
javascript,
XML.