Multiple setTimeout in function?

[Max]

Hi,

I'm not exactly sure why this doesn't work. I'm basically just trying a
simple approach at a slide down div.

function slide_div {
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='1 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='2 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='3 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='4 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='5 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='6 0px';",1000);

}

It seems like it just runs the last setTimeout line and pops out all at
once. I've even tried adding a=, b=, c=,. etc at the begining of each
line to no avail.

Anybody know a simple solution for this?

Thanks,
Max

[knizacky]

Max wrote:

Hi,

I'm not exactly sure why this doesn't work. I'm basically just trying a
simple approach at a slide down div.

function slide_div {
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='1 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='2 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='3 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='4 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='5 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='6 0px';",1000);

}

It seems like it just runs the last setTimeout line and pops out all at
once. I've even tried adding a=, b=, c=,. etc at the begining of each
line to no avail.

Anybody know a simple solution for this?

Thanks,
Max

Increment your milliseconds instead of using 1000 for all of them. e.g.
1000,2000,etc

[Evertjan.]

Max wrote on 10 okt 2006 in comp.lang.javas cript:

I'm not exactly sure why this doesn't work. I'm basically just trying a
simple approach at a slide down div.

function slide_div {

a function needs ()

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById

('mydiv').style .length='10px'; ",1000);

>
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById

('mydiv').style .length='20px'; ",1000);

>
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById

('mydiv').style .length='30px'; ",1000);

>
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById

('mydiv').style .length='40px'; ",1000);

>
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById

('mydiv').style .length='50px'; ",1000);

>
setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById

('mydiv').style .length='60px'; ",1000);

>
}

It seems like it just runs the last setTimeout line and pops out all at
once. I've even tried adding a=, b=, c=,. etc at the begining of each
line to no avail.

They start all at [nearly] the same time,
so they all fire at [nearly] the same second later.
setTimeout() is NOT a wait() function.

Try:

=============== =============== ====
var mydiv = document.getEle mentById('mydiv ');
var myLength = 0;
slide_div();

function slide_div() {
mydiv.style.len gth= myLength + 'px';
myLength += 10;
if (myLength<=60)
setTimeout("sli de_div()",1000) ;
};
=============== =============== =====

not tested.

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

[Max]

On Oct 10, 11:03 am, "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivo. [e-mail] wrote:

Max wrote on 10 okt 2006 in comp.lang.javas cript:

I'm not exactly sure why this doesn't work. I'm basically just trying a
simple approach at a slide down div.

function slide_div {a function needs ()

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='1 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='2 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='3 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='4 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='5 0px';",1000);

setTimeout("doc ument.getElemen tById('mydiv'). style.length='6 0px';",1000);

}

It seems like it just runs the last setTimeout line and pops out all at
once. I've even tried adding a=, b=, c=,. etc at the begining of each
line to no avail.They start all at [nearly] the same time,

so they all fire at [nearly] the same second later.
setTimeout() is NOT a wait() function.

Try:

=============== =============== ====
var mydiv = document.getEle mentById('mydiv ');
var myLength = 0;
slide_div();

function slide_div() {
mydiv.style.len gth= myLength + 'px';
myLength += 10;
if (myLength<=60)
setTimeout("sli de_div()",1000) ;};============ =============== ========

not tested.

Thanks for the suggestions. This worked fine and I now understand what
I was doing wrong.

Max

[Robin]

Max wrote:

document.getEle mentById('mydiv ').style.length ='10px'

Err, what's 'length'? I don't see this property at:
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp

Shouldn't it be 'width' or 'height', or am I missing something?

Robin

[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <11************ *********@k70g2 000cwa.googlegr oups.com>,
dated Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:47:52 remote, seen in
news:comp.lang. javascript, Max <ma*@kipness.co mposted :

>
Anybody know a simple solution for this?

FAQ 4.20.

It's a good idea to read the newsgroup and its FAQ. See below.
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[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <eg**********@g emini.csx.cam.a c.uk>, dated Wed, 11 Oct
2006 09:55:15 remote, seen in news:comp.lang. javascript, Robin
<an**@somewhere .composted :

>Max wrote:

>document.getEl ementById('mydi v').style.lengt h='10px'

Err, what's 'length'? I don't see this property at:
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp

Not the most reliable of sites, IIRC, but it should be OK here.

>Shouldn't it be 'width' or 'height', or am I missing something?

I'd suggest 'fontSize'. But specifying absolute font-sizes is generally
deprecated.

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