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FAQ Topic - How do I make a 10 second delay?
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There is no built-in way to pause execution in javascript such
as a sleep function, but hosts usually provide a method of some
form. Web browsers are designed for event driven programming and
only provide the `` setTimeout '' and `` setInterval '' functions
to facilitate timed delays.
To call the function `` Snork() '', approx 10 seconds
after the function `` Moomin() '', you would do this:
Moomin()
setTimeout('Snork()',10000)
Script execution is not stopped, and adding `` Snufkin() '' after the
setTimeout line would immediately execute the function `` Snufkin() ''
before `` Snork() ''
Achieving delays through running a loop of some sort for a
pre-defined period is a bad strategy, as that will tend to
put CPU use up to 100% and inhibit whatever was supposed to
be happening during the delay.
Other (less event driven) hosts have different wait functions,
such as `` WScript.Sleep() '' in the Windows Script Host.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...setTimeout.asp
http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-...ow.htm#1203758
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event-driven_programming
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