SetTimeout & How to pass parameters to delayed function

[Gretsch]

Hi,

Can someone help me with the command format please.

I have a function (called fade) that was 3 parameters:
the first 2 are colours therefore formatted #123456
and the 3rd is a number of milliseconds.

A normal call to the function therefore looks like this:

fade("#FFFFFF", "#000000", 1000); 

// ie fades from white to black over 1 sec.
this works fine, but I now want to delay the start of the function.

So I tried;

setTimeout('fade("#FFFFFF", "#000000". 1000)' , 2000);

// to delay start by 2 secs
then realised that I needed to take care of the quotes .. so tried lots! of attempts like:

setTimeout('fade(\"#FFFFFF\", \"#000000\", 1000)', 2000)

but none of my attempts work.

Could someone guide me please.
Thanks

[mrhoo]

setTimeout and setInterval will accept a function as the first argument-

setTimeout(func tion(){fade("#F FFFFF", "#000000")} , 1000);

[Gretsch]

setTimeout and setInterval will accept a function as the first argument-

setTimeout(func tion(){fade("#F FFFFF", "#000000")} , 1000);

Thanks, Unfortunately, it didnt work, but then I noticed the 3rd parm was missing, so I added the 3rd parameter to your suggestion as follows:

setTimeout(func tion(){fade("#F FFFFF", "#000000", 2000)}, 1000);

(I also tried wrapping the 2000 with "s (ie "2000"), but in neither case did it work.?

[Gretsch]

Correction:
It DOES now work with the 2000 wrapped in "s (ie "2000")

Thanks VERY much for your help. I would never have found this solution without your help!

[Gretsch]

I am using a function that fades the background between 2 colours over n secs.
It works fine.

I now need to delay the start of the fade - so I tried setTimeout, which (seemingly) allows a delay before the function is called.

eg If I set fade time to 2 secs, and delay_time to 5 secs ... it doesnt seem to work as intended.

Can someone help me understand how setTimeout works.
1) Does it delay the calling of the function for n secs?,
or
2) Does it delay the return from the function?

If 2) above, is there another solution I could use?

Thanks for your help.

[acoder]

I've merged your threads because they relate to the same problem.

See if this link helps you to understand setTimeout. If not, post your code (including fade()).